A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CALL IN ALBUQUERQUE EARLY MONDAY TURNS INTO A SWAT SITUATION. BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S SPOKESMAN AARON WILLIAMSON SAYS DEPUTIES WERE SENT TO THE 400 BLOCK OF ROBIN MEADOWS OFF NORTH 4TH STREET AROUND 5:30 AM.
WILLIAMSON SAYS WHEN DEPUTIES ARRIVED ON SCENE, THEY FOUND A WOMAN WHO SAID HER BOYFRIEND, 28 YEAR OLD BENJAMIN SMITH, HAD BEEN BEATING HER ALL NIGHT, AND KEPT HER FROM LEAVING THE HOUSE. SHE SAYS SHE ESCAPED AFTER SHE PLAYED DEAD AND HE WENT TO SLEEP.
DEPUTIES ORDERED SMITH TO COME OUT, BUT HE BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE UNTIL THE FIRST SWAT TEAM ARRIVED. HE WAS ARRESTED AND FACES AGGRAVATED BATTERY AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT CHARGES.
SHE’S BEING TREATED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL.
