Man arrested after domestic dispute, standoff in North Las Vegas

Published Mon, Jan 18, 2016 (2:47 p.m.)

Updated Mon, Jan 18, 2016 (4:48 p.m.)

North Las Vegas Police say they have taken a man into custody in connection with a domestic dispute after a standoff this afternoon.

Police were called about 1 p.m. today to the area near East Lake Mead Boulevard and Civic Center Drive to investigate a domestic incident, Officer Aaron Patty said.

Details of the incident were not immediately available.

Police set up a perimeter in the area of the 2800 block of Emmons Avenue, where they believed the man was either holed up in a residence or in the area, Patty said.

The man, who had a gun, was inside the home and surrendered to police about 4:10 p.m., he said.

No one was injured during the standoff, he said.

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