Man accused of assaulting woman, dog taken into custody after SWAT standoff

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP — Two people were arrested after a SWAT standoff in Jefferson Township.

As reported on News Center 7 at 6, around 10:15 a.m. deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office were called to a home in the 100 block of Cherokee Drive for a domestic dispute, according to Montgomery County Sheriff Rob Streck.

When deputies got on scene they found a woman with a head injury.

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They learned the man accused of hurting her had barricaded himself in a bedroom, which prompted SWAT to be called.

Streck said the man allegedly had abused a dog which led to an argument with the woman that turned physical.

There was a family member in the house who refused to leave when deputies asked, making the standoff more difficult, Streck said.

After eventually leaving the house, that family member was arrested and is facing initial charges of obstructing official business, according to Streck.

SWAT officers shot tear gas into the home in an attempt to get the suspect out.

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The suspect exited the house minutes later but continued to not follow commands, prompting deputies to shoot him with non-lethal bean bag rounds.

He was then taken into custody on charges related to animal abuse and domestic violence.

He was taken to an area hospital to be checked out.

“Family violence is dangerous and one of the victims was injured. He made the right decision by coming out of the house. And once again, it ended the way it should have. He’ll go to the hospital and end up in jail and hopefully, the criminal justice system will take it from there,” Streck said.

Deputies said the woman and the suspect were related but did not say how.

We will continue to update this story.

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