10/22/2019 (BARRICADED SUSPECT TAKEN INTO CUSTODY)

(October 22, 2019). Around 2:45 p.m. the Nacogdoches Police Department received a call of a hostage situation in the 5300 block of Northway Dr. The caller reported that one family member inside the residence was able to escape however one victim was still inside the residence being held against her will possibly with a knife. Officers determined the suspect was a 17 year old male and the victim inside the residence was his mother. The Nacogdoches Police Dept. SWAT Team along with the Negotiating Team responded to the scene and began negotiating with the suspect. The victim being held inside the residence was able to escape the residence. Negotiators were able to convince the suspect to come outside and he was taken into custody without further incident around 3:30 p.m.