NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — An assault incident turned into a tactical situation on Saturday, according to Newport News police.
It was around 9 a.m. when police responded to an assault incident in the 700 block of Gloucester Drive. That's off of Marshall Avenue.
Officers talked to a woman who told police she was assaulted by a man she knew.
Police tried to talk to the man but he refused to leave the residence.
Negotiators were then called in around 9:24 a.m. After several attempts to get the man out of the home, a tactical situation was called at 11:23 a.m.
A police spokesperson said the man was taken into custody just after 2 p.m. "without further incident." He said the man has warrants for threats to burn, assault and battery, and larceny.
The incident remains under investigation.
