Assault Suspect Gets Stuck In Wall, Surrenders To TPD

Tuscaloosa AL

19 December, 2020

11:41 AM

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TUSCALOOSA, AL. — A man was taken into custody after barricading himself in an apartment for more than four hours after police say he assaulted a woman, before locking out her and a child from the residence on Mimosa Park Road. Click here to subscribe to our daily email newsletters and breaking news alerts delivered to your inbox and mobile devices for free. You can also support local journalism by donating as little as $5 a month to become a supporting member or by downloading our free Patch mobile app. The Tuscaloosa Police Department said Alonzo Deondre Michael Hobson, 31, was taken into custody at 7 p.m. Friday after he was hiding in the apartment's attic, fell down and became stuck in a wall. TPD says Hobson then broke through the wall of a bedroom closet to free himself before he was taken into custody. TPD spokeswoman Stephanie Taylor said in a press release that officers were first called to the apartment at 3:15 p.m. by a woman who had visible injuries to her face. The woman then reported to officers that Hobson had punched her with his fist multiple times during an argument before he locked her and the small child outside, pushing a refrigerator behind the front door to keep them out. TPD's evening shift officers spent nearly four hours Friday working to arrest a man suspected of assaulting a woman and...Posted by Tuscaloosa Police Department on Saturday, December 19, 2020"He refused to come outside when officers arrived, and during the time it took to go downtown and obtain a warrant, the officers made entry through a back door and were about to use a drone to search the attic when he eventually surrendered." Hobson was charged with third-degree domestic violence/assault and booked into the Tuscaloosa County Jail. Follow Patch here for updates or on Facebook and Twitter.