Galveston man arrested after standoff with police

Raymond Vann, 53, has been charged with aggravated assault. Raymond Vann, 53, has been charged with aggravated assault. Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Galveston man arrested after standoff with police 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

A Galveston man accused of assaulting his girlfriend was arrested after a brief standoff with police, authorities said.

Authorities said that 53-year-old Raymond Vann allegedly choked his girlfriend about 6:30 p.m. Friday at a residence in the 2200 block of Avenue P.

The woman told police that Vann wanted her to call them so that she could watch him "blow all their heads off," authorities with the Galveston Police Department said.

When she tried to get away, she struggled with Vann, who cut her wrist with the knife, authorities said.

He then allegedly grabbed her by her hair and threw her down the front porch stairs causing her to lose consciousness.

When she regained consciousness, the woman ran to the neighbor's house to call police. She told officers that Vann was armed with an AK-47 rifle and multiple handguns, authorities said.

Police then formed a perimeter around the residence and began trying to contact Vann. After speaking with him for more than an hour, officers convinced Vann to surrender.

About 8 p.m. , Vann came out of his home and was taken into custody. Police recovered several weapons and ammunition inside Vann's home, including an AK-47 assault rifle, authorities said.

Vann was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and placed in jail on $40,000 bail. He was not in the jail Saturday night.