Son charged with assaulting mom, her husband after barricading in NE Houston home
HOUSTON - SWAT officers and hostage negotiators have a suspect in custody, after they barricaded in a home in northeast Houston.
Houston police say the incident happened in the 100 block of Pennsylvania.
Police say they received a call for service around 5:30 a.m. Friday from a woman claiming her son was assaulting her and her husband. She said her son had left the scene.
When first responders arrived they found a male unconscious and unresponsive. They transported him to a local hospital in very serious condition.
Officers determined the suspect had gone to a home across the street and barricaded himself there.
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SWAT and hostage negotiators were then called to the scene.
He eventually turned himself in without incident.
The suspect is charged with aggravated assault against a family member and aggravated assault impeding breath.