Anchorage police say an hours-long standoff in Mountain View ended with the arrest of a man who reportedly violated a domestic violence protective order.
Saturday night, the Anchorage Police Department responded to a report that a man had assaulted a female at an apartment, located on the 4600 block of Thompson Avenue.
“Following the incident, the suspect had entered the apartment and refused to leave,” a release from the Anchorage Police Department says. “It was also reported that he was armed and that he was the sole occupant inside the residence at the time he entered the home.”
APD negotiators, SWAT and other officers responded and attempted to make contact with the man, while nearby apartments were evacuated as a precautionary measure.
“After multiple attempts to have the suspect surrender peacefully to police, gas was deployed inside the residence,” the APD release says. “Following deployment, the suspect came out of the residence and surrendered to police.”
The suspect, identified by APD as 26-year-old Iese Gali Jr., was arrested and charged with burglary, third-degree assault, violating a domestic violence protective order and resisting arrest. Police say Gali was also wanted on prior felony arrest warrants.
