Man who barricaded himself in Henry County attic, claimed to have knife arrested

Ronald Gene Edwards Jr.

HENRY COUNTY, VA – A man wanted following a drug bust in Henry County has been arrested after he barricaded himself in an attic.

On Wednesday at around 7 p.m., deputies from the Henry County Sheriff’s Office went to 244 Grassy Creek Road to try to arrest 33-year-old Ronald Gene Edwards Jr.

Edwards was wanted on felony drug indictments.

The Sheriff’s Office says when deputies approached the home, Edwards went back inside it.

Deputies say they were able to make…