An hours-long SWAT standoff got here to an finish Thursday morning after El Paso police arrested a person who barricaded himself with three youngsters in an eastside house.
Police recognized the person as 42-year-old Francisco Diaz. He is cost with one depend of aggravated assault and two counts of illegal restrain.
SWAT had been referred to as out to a household violence name simply after 2:30 a.m.. Police mentioned Diaz threatened to hurt three youngsters within a house on the 10900 block of Bob Stone.
Simply after 4 a.m. the three youngsters had been let loose of the house unhurt.
SWAT went into the house at round 8 a.m. and police mentioned Diaz turned himself in. He was armed with a knife.
Diaz is being held beneath a $250,000 bond.
Police mentioned the road might be closed off for a number of extra hours as they proceed their investigation.