SWAT Team responds to a domestic violence situation to rescue child

At 11:53 p.m. on Wednesday, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) received a call for a domestic violence assault situation at a home in the 1400 block of Hathaway Drive in the Cimarron Hills area.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, the victim had fled to a neighbor’s home after being choked by the suspect, but reported that a young child was still inside.

After arriving, the Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as Mark Anthony Leon, who began yelling at deputies through the door and refused to leave when they arrived…

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