Individual taken into custody after barricading in room inside Mandarin Oriental hotel in Columbus Circle
NEW YORK -- Police say a person who was barricaded inside a hotel room in Columbus Circle was taken into custody Friday.
The situation began around 7:30 p.m. on the 54th floor of the Mandarin Oriental hotel.
Police say the person was not armed and the hotel was not evacuated.
It's unclear why they were holed up inside.
