CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- A standoff that lasted more than 10 hours ended with Clovis Police arresting 33-year -old Evan Wooten after he hid inside of an attic for most of the day.
It all started around 8:30 Tuesday morning at an apartment near Jefferson and Music in Clovis. Police responded to a 9-1-1 call about a possible stabbing. It then turned into a hostage situation when Wooten wouldn't let a woman leave the home.
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She was eventually let go but had several knife wounds.
Clovis Police said it took them this long to go in because the suspect was armed.
"In a situation like this-- we knew he was in the apartment. He is a violent criminal that needed to be apprehended," said Jim Koch, Clovis Police Department.
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Wooten is now recovering at the hospital with multiple injuries including bite wounds from the K-9 that pulled him out of the attic.
Police said Wooten faces multiple charges.