Jesse Martinez, 40, was taken into custody shortly after 7 a.m. Saturday and charged with assault – family violence, resisting arrest, evading arrest and outstanding local warrants.

According to law enforcement officials, the standoff began after officers were called to a residence in the 300 block of Davis Road for a domestic disturbance shortly after 5:30 a.m. Upon arrival, they found Martinez had barricaded himself in a residence at the location and refused to come out, according to Sheriff Stan Parker.

Negotiations between Martinez and deputies with the Howard County Sheriff's Office continued until the Big Spring man agreed to give himself up just after 7:30 a.m.

According to Parker, Martinez came out of the residence, but apparently changed his mind and attempted to go back inside, at which time officers used less-than-lethal bean bag rounds to attempt to subdue the man, but were unsuccessful.

However, a second attempt using a Taser was successful and Martinez was taken into custody at approximately 7:51 a.m, said Parker.

Martinez was taken to Scenic Mountain Medical Center where he was treated and released back into custody, then booked into the Howard County Jail, according to HCSO records.

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