Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A man is arrested after a domestic dispute sparked a standoff with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday morning.
SCSO officials say deputies responded around 10:20 a.m. to a home on County Line Road, finding a woman and two juveniles who had been assaulted; they were taken to a safe spot while responders stayed at the home.
Police say 38-year-old Deivys Roca Ortega was inside the home and refused to come out. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office Special Response Team was called who deployed CS gas, forcing Roca Ortega from the residence.
He is charged with three counts of especially aggravated kidnapping, two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of child abuse.
