Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man sought in a sex assault investigation barricaded himself inside a Las Vegas home for five hours and was bit by a police dog before being arrested on more than a dozen child sex abuse charges.
Las Vegas police said 38-year-old Agustin Baranda was arrested Wednesday as part of a sex assault investigation.
He now faces more than a dozen charges, including sex assault against a child under 14- and under 16-years-old, sex assault and lewdness with a child under 14-years-old.
Police said a SWAT team was called to a home in the southwest valley around 3 p.m. and homes nearby were evacuated when Baranda refused to come out.
He was arrested after being bit by a K-9 unit and taken to the hospital for his injuries.
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.






