Deputy injured during struggle

A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was seriously injured Thursday while trying to detain a man armed with a knife who had barricaded himself in a bedroom with his two young children.

The deputy, whose identity was not released, was assaulted by the suspect and suffered “significant head trauma and injuries to his upper torso,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department said. He was hospitalized in serious condition at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in Valencia.

Deputies responded to a home in the 26700 block of Isabella Parkway in Canyon Country after a woman reported she was assaulted by her husband, the Sheriff’s Department said.

The man had barricaded himself with his two children, ages 3 and 5, and blocked off the doorway with a dresser, sheriff’s officials said. Deputies persuaded the man to momentarily open the door a crack, and he told them that he “wanted to die tonight.” He later dropped his knife but would not open the door again.

Deputies developed a plan to free the children and detain the man: A deputy broke open a bedroom window while deputies in the home forced their way through the bedroom door.

When deputies entered the bedroom, the man “immediately charged at them and attacked,” sheriff ’s officials said. The deputy was assaulted and “aggressively thrust into the wall,” causing serious injury.

The suspect was taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries, but was later released for booking in county jail. His identity was withheld because of medical privacy laws.

He was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, assault on a peace officer, cruelty to children and dissuading a victim.

The children were unharmed.