CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — 17-year-old Adarieus Villanueva barricaded himself in an apartment on Holly Rd. Wednesday morning he was arrested, according to officials with the Corpus Christi Police Department.
Villanueva was arrested for for a warrant out of Nueces County for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. His bond is set at $50,000.
A call came in to dispatchers at CCPD about a domestic dispute around 6 a.m. on the 1300 block of Calle San Lucas, officials said. Officers responded and found that the victim and Villanueva had left the scene. Villanueva was found to have an outstanding felony warrant and officials feared for the girl's safety.
The victim and Villanueva were later tracked down to the Holly Park Apartments. Officers then activated an emergency response unit to help get the girl out of the apartment. She made it out safely, but the suspect barricaded himself in the apartment for more than two hours.
Villanueva was arrested after SWAT Team members deployed tear gas into the apartment.
There is no word on what the suspect has been charged with at this time. Stay with 3News for updates on this story.
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