HOUSTON – One man has been placed in custody after holding his girlfriend hostage inside a hotel room in the South Acres area, Houston police report.<\/p>\n
Lieutenant Larry Crowson reports the incident began around 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday after Southeast patrol officers were called to a Woodspring Suites on Cityscape Avenue about a woman being held against her will.<\/p>\n
Hostage situation south of Houston <\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
According to officials, the woman texted a relative and said her boyfriend was holding her hostage. When officers arrived, no one answered the room door.<\/p>\n
Police were eventually able to get in contact with the victim through a relative, but she was not specific about where she was or the circumstances.<\/p>\n
Lt. Crowson says officials did some research and found out the boyfriend and victim had a previous pattern of family violence. In one instance, the boyfriend was involved in a SWAT standoff where he wouldn’t come out of the home and set it on fire before authorities could get him out.<\/p>\n
SWAT set up a perimeter around the hotel and attempted to make contact with the suspect. He got on the phone but was uncooperative and would not confirm if the victim was okay.<\/p>\n
Houston police report SWAT decided to make entry by using a breaching charge and a flash bang as distraction devices.<\/p>\n
The suspect was taken into custody and has been charged with unlawful restraint, officials said. He was taken to a hospital to be checked out and will be booked in Harris County Jail. Police report he was having a psychotic episode.<\/p>\n
According to Lt. Crowson the woman was rescued safely. There were no weapons found.<\/p>\n
What we don’t know:<\/p>\n
The identity of the suspect has not been released.<\/p>\n
The Source: Information provided by HPD Lieutenant Larry Crowson.<\/p>\n
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