SWAT goes to home; LR husband jailed

Police arrested a man late Thursday on a domestic-battery charge after a disturbance at a Little Rock home left his wife injured and resulted in a SWAT team response.

Little Rock officers rethat sponded around 10:20 p.m. to 9023 W. 33rd St., authorities said in a report released Friday.

The caller, a child, told police that a man, later identified as 37-year-old Wesley Brooks of Little Rock, was possibly armed with a weapon inside the residence, said Lt. Steve McClanahan, a Police Department spokesman.

The child, who was later found outside screaming and crying with two other children, added that two other people — Brooks’ wife and a relative — were also inside, authorities said.

Upon arrival, an officer walked around the residence and noticed someone partially in view while approaching an open door on the home’s east side.

At that point, Brooks reportedly said he had a gun and told the two inside the home to get down on the ground, the report states. No weapon was seen by officers.

A perimeter was then set up because of the possible hostage situation, and a Special Weapons and Tactics team was called to the scene.

Brooks’ wife exited the home before the SWAT team arrived. She had scratches on her left arm, back and both legs, an officer noted. The wife told authorities her husband pushed her into a mirror.

As the SWAT team arrived, Brooks and a female relative walked out of the home “without incident,” the report states.

Brooks was taken into custody on a charge of third-degree domestic battery, records show. He remained at the Pulaski County jail without bail as of Friday night.