SWAT called in to put down jail 'disturbance' Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix said that with no injuries reported, the outcome couldn't have been better. Credit: Spalding County Sheriff's Office Spalding County jail incident on May 7, 2021 Author: Christopher Buchanan Updated: 8:05 PM EDT May 7, 2021 SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. — A Georgia sheriff is addressing an incident at the local jail that required a SWAT team on Friday morning. Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix issued a statement later in the day describing an incident that happened at the county jail around 6:45 a.m. In the notice, the sheriff's office said that inmates of one housing unit had begun creating a "disturbance" and eventually barricaded the entrance using metal beds while also trying to block surveillance cameras.