(KTXL) — The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a reported hostage situation near Phoenix Lake Estates on Wednesday.
A SWAT team and crisis negotiators also went to the scene at Phoenix Lake Road, and they were able to end the situation with no one getting seriously injured.
According to the sheriff’s office, a man held a woman hostage for several hours. She was eventually able to leave the home, and the man was arrested.
The sheriff’s office has not said what led to the hostage situation, and an investigation is ongoing.
Phoenix Lake Estates is about 110 miles southeast of Sacramento, directly east of Stockton.
