SPRING VALLEY (CNS) - An assault suspect fled and holed up in a nearby home Friday when a deputy approached him in a neighborhood just north of Sweetwater Reservoir, prompting a SWAT standoff that stretched from the late morning into the mid-afternoon.
The 35-year-old man, the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant, ran off in an attempt to evade arrest in the 900 block of Gillespie Drive in Spring Valley shortly before 10:30 a.m. Friday, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Office.
After the suspect refused for about an hour to exit the residence and surrender, a special weapons and tactics team was called in, Lt. Patrick Fox said.
Deputies closed a stretch of the street in front of the house while trying to make contact with the suspect, who did not respond to them but apparently was texting family members during the impasse, the lieutenant said.
The man, whose name was not immediately available, was known to carry a gun, but it was unclear if he was armed during the standoff, according to sheriff's officials. He was believed to be alone in the house.
The stalemate was ongoing as of shortly before 2 p.m., Fox said.
This is a developing story.
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