Man arrested after standoff at West Worthy Street in Gonzales
GONZALES - A domestic violence call resulted in a standoff with a suspect on West Worthy Street that resulted in the suspect's arrest, according to the Gonzales Police Department.
According to police, officers responded to a call from a woman around 7:40 p.m. alleging her live-in boyfriend, a 35-year-old man, had strangled her. Afterward, the man barricaded himself inside with an 8-year-old inside.
After the man did not voluntarily surrender, felony warrants were issued as well as a search warrant. He stepped out the back of the house and was promptly arrested.
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Police say the standoff lasted around two and a half hours and no one was injured. The man is being booked on domestic abuse battery and other felony charges.