SOCORRO, TEXAS — A man was arrested after Socorro police responded to a barricaded subject at an apartment complex Friday afternoon.
According to the Socorro Police Department, officers were called to the Nevarez Palms Apartments at 120 N. Nevarez Road around 12:22 p.m. for a family violence incident.
Police said a pregnant woman told officers her 35-year-old spouse, Rogelio Enriquez Jr., allegedly choked her, pushed her against a wall, and threatened her with a handgun.
According to police, officers established a perimeter and attempted to get Enriquez to surrender. Chemical agents were later deployed into the apartment.
Police said officers eventually found Enriquez hiding in a crawl space beneath a furnace and took him into custody without further incident.
Enriquez was arrested on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. According to police, a magistrate issued the arrest warrant with no bond.
No officers or members of the public were injured, according to police.
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