ALBERT LEA, Minn. – After a three-hour stand-off at an Albert Lea house, police barged in and arrested a man who had refused to come out on his own. Arrested was Efren Estrada, 34. Meanwhile, the Hawthorne Elementary School, a block away, was on lockdown. The incident began with a 911 call about 10:30 a.m. The caller said his brother had been stabbed by an uncle at the house, in the 1000 block of Garfield Avenue. Police found the victim outside. He was taken to the Albert Lea hospital, his wounds described as non-life threatening. Police couldn’t get a response from inside the house so established a perimeter and called in a regional backup tea. Although there still was silence from the house, officers tracked someone wearing a court-ordered ankle bracelet moving around inside. About 1:30 p.m., still having heard nothing, officers broke into the front door. Estrada was arrested without resistance He had no firearm, police said. Estrada was taken to the Freeborn County jail.
Estrada. Booking charge: Felony degree assault.