MAYPORT, Fla. (AP) — Five people were found dead inside a home early Sunday after a SWAT team captured a man who had held police at bay in a 12-hour standoff.

The bodies were in different stages of decomposition in various rooms of the home. At least one of the victims had been dead for as many as 11 days, police spokesman Sgt. Scott McLeod said.

Williams Wells, 27, surrendered after police officers persuaded him to release his 4-year-old son, authorities said. The boy was unharmed.

Wells was charged with five counts of murder. He was being held at a hospital after telling police he had taken an overdose of prescription drugs.

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Police withheld the victims' identities pending notification of relatives.

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