HOUSTON — A wanted man was taken into custody Thursday after a SWAT standoff and hostage situation at a west Houston hotel, according to Houston police.
No one was injured during the hourslong incident and police said a Crime Stoppers tip led them to the location in the 9000 block of Westheimer Road.
Police said they arrived at the hotel at about 4 p.m. to arrest a man and his wife. Police said the man's wife was spotted outside of the hotel room. She was taken into custody but was on the phone with her husband at the time. Her husband barricaded himself and two other women inside a hotel room. He threatened to hurt the women if police got close.
According to police, the man was armed with a pistol.
After a few hours, SWAT and hostage negotiators were able to talk the man into releasing the women. He surrendered a short time later. No one was injured.
The man's wife was arrested on prostitution charges and other felonies. The man was wanted on several felony charges, including aggravated assault, robbery and drug charges. Police said the man was a documented gang member. Outside of the hotel, police said, a car was found that was stolen during an aggravated robbery.
The women who were held inside the room were in their early 20s. It's not clear if they will be charged with a crime, but police said one of them may have a warrant for her arrest.