Ex-Client Ends Standoff After Detaining Lawyer
A couple surrendered after holding a lawyer hostage in his office in Statesboro for about 24 hours and telling authorities they were armed with an explosive device, police said.
The suspects, Robert Eugene Brower, 43, a former client of lawyer Michael Hostilo, and Connie Brower, have been charged with kidnapping, police said.
Hostilo was unharmed.
In a news conference Monday night, Police Chief Stan York said Brower was angry about having been convicted in a criminal case in which Hostilo was his court-appointed attorney.
Officials said they did not know what type of case Hostilo handled for Brower.
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