Details emerge on man in standoff
Described as a loner, he is accused of holding a boy captive in a bunker
Posted: February 4, 2013 at 5:06 a.m.
Jan Poland (center) walks with her son Aaron and daughter Lydia as they join friends and family to pay respects to Charles Albert Poland Jr. on Sunday at the Ozark Civic Center in Ozark, Ala.
As an Alabama standoff and hostage drama marked a sixth day Sunday, more details emerged about the suspect at the center, with neighbors and officials painting a picture of an isolated man estranged from his family.
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