Suspect arrested after hours-long standoff in White Settlement
WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas - Law enforcement officials arrested a domestic violence suspect who was barricaded inside a far west Tarrant County home for about five hours on Monday.
What we know:
According to the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office, the standoff started around 7:45 a.m. Monday at a home on Dixon Drive in White Settlement.
A woman reported that her husband was intoxicated and had been violent towards her. She said her child was still inside the house with her husband, who was refusing to come outside.
The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office has identified the suspect as 48-year-old Alejandro Montes.
Alejandro Montes (Tarrant County Sheriff's Office)
Deputies began negotiating with the Montes and managed to rescue the child after about 40 minutes.
Montes remained barricaded inside the house until about 12:45 p.m., when he surrendered peacefully.
He's now facing a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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The Source: The information in this story was provided by the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office.