A six-hour SWAT standoff in Rio Rancho ended with a police dog being bitten by a wanted man.Around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, officers were called to a neighborhood near Meadowlark Lane just east of 528.Officers said a fight broke out between a man and a woman and the man was armed with an ax.According to Rio Rancho police, the woman was seriously injured.As officers rescued her, the man barricaded himself in a home and as a result the SWAT team was called.After six hours of negotiations and the help of a police dog, the man was arrested.The man, who has not been identified, suffered minor injuries.As for the police dog, it is receiving veterinary care after police said the man bit it. The man is now facing a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.A Rio Rancho police spokesman told KOAT that charges could be pending for injuries he caused to the dog.Stay with KOAT for updates.

A six-hour SWAT standoff in Rio Rancho ended with a police dog being bitten by a wanted man.

Around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, officers were called to a neighborhood near Meadowlark Lane just east of 528.


Officers said a fight broke out between a man and a woman and the man was armed with an ax.

According to Rio Rancho police, the woman was seriously injured.

As officers rescued her, the man barricaded himself in a home and as a result the SWAT team was called.

After six hours of negotiations and the help of a police dog, the man was arrested.

The man, who has not been identified, suffered minor injuries.

As for the police dog, it is receiving veterinary care after police said the man bit it.

The man is now facing a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

A Rio Rancho police spokesman told KOAT that charges could be pending for injuries he caused to the dog.

Stay with KOAT for updates.