One man in custody after overnight standoff at apartment complex on North Salsipuedes Street

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A 36-year-old Santa Barbara man was taken into custody after an overnight standoff at an apartment complex in the 500 block of North Salsipuedes Street Monday.

On Sep. 29, around 8:30 p.m., officers responded to a domestic disturbance call at an apartment complex on Salsipuedes Street stated a press release from Santa Barbara Police Department.

After an initial investigation, officers learned that a man involved in the earlier domestic dispute had barricaded himself in an apartment and refused to comply with officer instructions detailed the Santa Barbara Police Department.

According to the Santa Barbara Police Department, a woman involved in the domestic dispute was able to flee the area safely before the man barricaded himself in the apartment.

The standoff continued through the night and into Monday morning when the man was taken into custody without further incident around 1 p.m. and his bail was set at $1 million shared the Santa Barbara Police Department on Tuesday.

The 36-year-old was booked on the following charges: Kidnapping, Domestic Battery with Injury, Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Criminal Threats, False Imprisonment, Burglary, Restraining Order Violation, and Resisting Arrest.