A large police presence was felt in a Brea neighborhood Tuesday morning, May 6, as a SWAT team negotiated with a man wanted for felony assault who had barricaded himself in a home. He was arrested later that afternoon.
The barricade began around 10 a.m. after police responded to a report of a family disturbance at a home on the 400 block of Maravilla Lane. Police said officers arrived at the home and interacted with a man who then barricaded himself inside the residence.
Officers learned the barricaded man was also wanted for felony assault against another family member, which occurred the day prior, said Brea Police Lt. Chris Haddad. After several hours, a SWAT team was called in to handle negotiations and the man was taken into custody around 3 p.m.
At one point, police said the man stabbed himself and was hospitalized but remained uncooperative.