Source: Gregg CountyLONGVIEW, TX (KLTV) -
A Gregg County man is arrested after a two-hour standoff.
It happened north of Longview in North Hidden Forest.
The Gregg County Sheriff's Department and Department of Public Safety responded to an assault/family violence call around 10:30 Sunday night.
When police arrived Jesus Salaiz answered the door with a rifle. He went back in the house and would not give up. He reportedly came back outside several times, sometimes with a weapon, sometimes not.
At one point Salaiz pointed his gun at deputies and Trooper James Ammons fired at the suspect and missed.
By around 12:30 Salaiz gave up and was arrested.
He was taken to a hospital for a mental evaluation, then booked in to Gregg County Jail around 3:30 am.
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