Police identify man in hours-long standoff with SWAT in northeast El Paso

UPDATE (02/18): El Paso police have identified the man who staged an hours-long stand-off with SWAT crews on Thursday. Police say 45-year-old Benjamin Banda had entered the home in violation of a protective order issued against him a few days before.

Banda eventually surrendered. He was arrested and charged with violation of a bond/protective order and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. His bond totaled $120,000.

EL PASO, Texas – Crisis negotiators convinced a 45-year-old man to peacefully walk out of a home he had barricaded himself in. The man was taken into custody by the SWAT team.

Officials say he was charged with violation of a protective order and aggravated assault.

The man had barricaded himself in a home on the 5100 block of Cornell in Northeast El Paso since around 2 p.m.

According to police, this started as a family violence call.