MESA, AZ — A woman is in custody following an hours-long standoff at a Motel 6 in Mesa.
Officers were first called to the area of Country Club and Hampton Avenue just before 3 a.m. for reports of a person armed with a knife, threatening guests and employees at a Motel 6.
Police say the person, later identified as a woman, and attempted to contact the woman in her hotel room.
She declined to come out and participate in the investigation, and police ended their initial investigation.
Around 5:30 a.m., they were called back to the hotel after the same woman had threatened someone else with a knife.
Now, officers attempted to contact the woman in her room by phone and issued commands for her to leave the room, but she refused to come out.
Additional resources were brought in and compelled the woman to come out of the room. Less-lethal force was used and she was taken into custody.
While being evaluated by medical personnel, she allegedly kicked a Mesa firefighter in the upper body.
The woman, 53-year-old Audrey Gabriel, was taken to the hospital before being booked on multiple charges.
Those charges include aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault on a first responder, and three counts of disorderly conduct.
No first responders or members of the public sustained serious injuries during the incident.
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