"Jane" PEREZ - 9 yo - Las Cruces NM

LAS CRUCES, N. M. -- A Las Cruces
father was arrested Thursday on child abuse charges after police said he
struck his 9-year-old daughter multiple times.It all began
Wednesday, when Las Cruces police said 26-year-old Reyes Francisco Perez
was injecting himself with a hypodermic needle while his 9-year-old
daughter was watching. That's when police said Perez became angry and
repeatedly hit the girl.Police learned of the incident on
Thursday and went to Perez's home to serve a warrant for his arrest.
Perez then barricaded himself in the home and refused to leave,
according to officers.The Las Cruces Police Department’s SWAT
team was called to the home and a portion of Spruce Avenue was closed
during the incident.According to police, it took an hour for
Perez to finally exit the home. He was then arrested and charged with
one count of intentional child abuse and taken to the Dona Ana County
Detention Center .