Standoff In North Forsyth Subdivision Ends Safely, Suspect in Jail

Updated: Sept. 15, 12:30 a.m. (suspect's full name and photo)

Updated: Sept. 14, 7:25 p.m. (additional details to incident)

A Wednesday afternoon standoff ends safely after a suspected burglar surrenders to Forsyth County authorities after refusing to come out of the house he allegedly was robbing.

Adam Richard Wesley, 28, of 3025 Carnegie Hall Court located in the Ansley subdivision off Antioch Road in North Forsyth County, was taken into custody peacefully. This occurred after authorities were called to the residence of Wesley’s neighbor at 3035 Carnegie Hall Court.

Capt. Tim House with the told Cumming Patch they received a 911 call around 12:41 p.m. by a homeowner who said his house was being burglarized.

House said the homeowner told authorities that he thought that Wesley had a weapon.

Within minutes deputies, S.W.A.T. and the Crisis Negotiations Team arrived on the scene.

House also said the homeowner had a remote security system "tied to his computer" that alerted the homeowner of the burglary.

According to a news release, the homeowner said he was watching Wesley, who he identified as his neighbor, on video inside his home. The homeowner was able to provide investigators with photos that showed Wesley forcibly entering the home through the back door and burglarizing the home.

House said the suspect would not leave the house nor would he respond with the negotiator, but after an hour or so, Wesley finally surrendered.

The stand-off ended around 2:30 p.m. No one was injured and no one else was in the house, but the area near the house was under a lockdown.

Wesley is suspected of burglarizing the same home on Tuesday, Sept. 13. During the first burglary a credit card was stolen. Authorities discovered that the stolen credit card was used at a nearby gas station and that the card was left at the station by the man that was using it. 

Warrants have been issued against Wesley on burglary and Financial Transaction Card Theft for the Sept. 13 incident and additional charges are pending.

Wesley is currently being held in the Forsyth County Detention Center.