NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Police responded to a barricade situation in Newport News Sunday afternoon.
According to the Newport News Police Department, officers arrived to the 500 block of Catina Way for a call about a domestic assault around 1 p.m.
A woman told police a 20-year-old man assaulted her. The victim and the man know each other, said a department spokesperson.
The situation ended shortly after 6 p.m. when the suspect, identified as Jecari Anthony Smith of Newport News was taken into custody without incident.
Police say he was charged with: Abduction; Strangulation and Assault and Battery of a Family Member. They say the investigation remains ongoing.
A police spokesperson tells us that the woman was safe and that Smith was alone inside the house.
A tactical team responded to the scene shortly after 3 p.m.
