Police have not yet released the suspect's identity, but HPD said he will be charged with criminal mischief.
A man who barricaded himself at the Greyhound bus station office in downtown Houston is in custody, according to Houston police.Officers said they got a call at 7:10 a.m. about a weapons disturbance at the bus station at 2121 Main Street. HPD's SWAT unit was called out.
The man, armed with a machete, walked into the main lobby of the bus station, where he took his shirt off and started a small fire, according to an HPD sergeant.HPD had asked for other units to shut down the streets around Webster and Main, but it's unknown if those streets are still closed.
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