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SWAT standoff in Southeast Austin ends peacefully

In Southeast Austin police say a man who barricaded himself in an apartment complex for four hours is now in custody.
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SOUTHEASTAUSTIN -- In Southeast Austin police say a man who barricaded himself in an apartment complex for four hours is now in custody.

The standoff started just before 4:00 a.m. Sunday at the Stassney Woods Apartments, after police say the man allegedly assaulted a woman. That woman has non-life threatening injuries.

The man then barricaded himself in an apartment unit. SWAT teams, police, and a bomb squad were called out to the scene.

Police arrested the man just before 8:00 a.m.

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