1 arrested after domestic violence incident leads to SWAT standoff in Huber Heights neighborhood

HUBER HEIGHTS — A man was arrested after an hours-long SWAT standoff in Huber Heights on Saturday, according to a spokesperson with the Huber Heights Police Department.

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As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00 and 11:00, officers responded to Old Troy Pike and Coco Drive around 8:40 a.m. to meet with a domestic violence victim.

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News Center 7’s Malik Patterson said that SWAT trucks and officers were focused on a house on Powell Road.

The spokesperson said the incident allegedly happened at a house in the 4500 block of Powell Road.

Upon arrival, authorities learned that the victim had been assaulted at the house, and the suspect was still inside with her 18-month-old child.

Authorities went to the house on Powell Road to look for the suspect and child, but they found the front door barricaded.

“In consideration of the victim’s claims that the suspect had a history of violence, had access to a firearm, and the barricaded door, the regional SWAT team was dispatched to assist,” the spokesperson said.

News Center 7 crews watched as authorities forced entry into the house just before 12:30 p.m.

This came after authorities tried to contact the suspect several times.

“We found the alleged suspect hiding in the shed in the backyard,” said Tony Ashley, Huber Heights Police Deputy Chief. “We located the 18-month-old child inside the residence alone.”

They have since been reunited with their mother, the spokesperson said.

The suspect was found hiding in the backyard shed and has been taken into custody, the spokesperson added.

The only injuries in this incident were reported during the initial domestic violence call.

Huber Heights police have not identified the suspect in this incident; however, Montgomery County Jail records show that Troy Morgan, 32, was arrested at the same location at 12:30 p.m.

Morgan is booked into jail on suspicion of strangulation.

News Center 7 will continue to follow this story.