A North Carolina state Senate candidate was arrested Monday after what The Hill's report described as an "hours-long standoff" with police. According to The Hill, Jonathan D. Miller, a Libertarian running to represent North Carolina State Senate District 16, was arrested at about 3 p.m., following the standoff.

The Hill reported that Miller detailed the standoff as it was happening in a series of posts to the social platform X. The outlet's summary of the report describes those posts in general terms but does not quote them, so their specific contents are not reported here.

The Hill's summary does not describe what led to the standoff, where it took place, or what charges, if any, Miller faces. Those details are not part of the account available for this story, and this account is based only on the summary of The Hill's report.

The report was written by reporter Suryatapa Chakraborty and published by The Hill in its State Watch section. The outlet identified Miller as a Libertarian candidate for the North Carolina State Senate, seeking to represent District 16.

The Hill's summary presents the arrest as the outcome of the standoff, and it identifies Miller's party and the district he is seeking to represent. Further information about the incident was not contained in the material used to prepare this story.

Sources: The Hill: North Carolina state Senate candidate arrested after police standoff.