Arrest Made in Van Zandt County Standoff
Posted/updated on: July 20, 2012 at 4:32 pm
FRUITVALE — Van Zandt County authorities have arrested a woman after a several hours standoff. It happened around 8:30 Thursday morning when officers responded to a report of a woman with a gun. She was in a house on County Road 1930.
A man told officers he was making coffee in the home he shared with the woman when she pointed a gun at him. When it jammed, he said she pulled a knife and tried to stab him. He then went to a bedroom and called authorities. When deputies arrived, he crawled out a window.
Officers tried to contact the woman, identified as Nancy Khabazian, 55, of Fruitvale, but she remained in the house with the weapons. When she would not come out, deputies administered CS gas into the residence. She then came out and surrendered without incident. Khabazian has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon/family violence. She was booked into the Van Zandt County Justice Center where she is being held on a $50,000 bond.
