RIDGELAND – A Jackson man was arrested after Ridgeland police responded to a 911 call from a 19-year-old domestic violence victim who escaped her home and ran to a neighbor’s house.
According to Chief Brian Myers, the woman reported being attacked at a home on Woodland Springs Drive. When officers arrived, they learned the victim’s 2-year-old son was still inside the home with the suspect, identified as Carlanthony Cuauhtemoc Sanchez Jr.
Officers entered the home and rescued the child, police said.
According to authorities, Sanchez then barricaded himself in the attic, leading to a standoff before he was ultimately taken into custody.
Police said Sanchez has been charged with domestic violence-simple assault, two counts of simple assault on a law enforcement officer and child neglect.
Authorities also said Sanchez was listed as wanted out of Texas on charges involving dangerous drugs and domestic violence.
He is being held at the Madison County Detention Center.
