Mesa police arrest suspect after hours-long SWAT standoff

A 25-year-old man was arrested Saturday after a domestic violence incident led to the suspect barricading himself in a Mesa home, police said.

Police were called just before 10 p.m. Jan. 16 to a home near East University Drive and North 25th Street. A woman said she had been assaulted by her son, who also allegedly stole the victim’s vehicle before leaving the home, according to a Mesa Police Department release.

The vehicle was located just after 7:30 a.m. Jan. 17 near Stapley Drive and East Main Street, and officers attempted a traffic stop, but the driver fled, police said.

The vehicle was located again in the driveway of the home where the suspected domestic violence incident occurred.

The victim exited the home and confirmed to police the suspect was inside.

The Mesa Police SWAT team negotiated with the suspect for several hours, and once he came outside “he refused to comply with officers’ commands and at one point threw rocks at officers," the release stated.

“In response, officers deployed less-lethal munitions, including bean bag and pepper ball rounds.”

The suspect, who has not been identified, was taken into custody and transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries, police said.

The 25-year-old man faces charges, including assault, unlawful flight from pursuing law enforcement, resisting arrest and criminal damage.

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