Police say this man was involved in a SWAT standoff in Atascocita
(ATASCOCITA, TX) — A house fire in Atascocita led to a four-hour SWAT standoff.
Firefighters responded to a fire at a home in the 20200 block of Atascocita Lake around 7:20 p.m. Monday. When they arrived, they found a pile of clothes on fire inside a man and woman’s home.
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They ended up retreating from the house and calling police after becoming suspicious that the woman was being held there against her will.
Houston Police Department officers arrived a short time later and reportedly were told there were weapons inside the house. The man allegedly refused to allow the woman to leave, so a SWAT team was called.
The woman walked out on her own at around 10:30 p.m.; her husband surrendered nearly an hour later and was taken into medical custody.
It’s unclear whether charges will be filed.
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