Naked woman arrested after hours-long standoff with LAPD

Naked woman in custody after 4-hour standoff in LA

A police pursuit turned into a standoff after the suspect stopped suddenly in the Brentwood area but refused to get out of the vehicle.

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LOS ANGELES - A naked assault suspect who led officers on a brief police chase that turned into an hours-long standoff in West Los Angeles was taken into custody on Tuesday.

What we know:

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the incident started around 6:45 a.m. near 1100 Ovada Place after someone reported an assault involving a woman who was naked and screaming.

A pursuit was initiated just before 7 a.m., officials said.

That pursuit ended in two minutes, about six blocks away, when the woman suddenly stopped in the middle of the road near Montana Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard in Brentwood, but wouldn't get out of the vehicle.

The SUV was blocked by a number of patrol vehicles and officers deployed several spike strips in front of the vehicle to prevent the woman from driving off.

Naked woman in hours-long standoff with LAPD

As the standoff continues, Sepulveda is closed in both directions at Montana and traffic on the southbound 405 Freeway is congested in the area.

At one point, the woman threw a hammer out of the window.

Around 10 a.m., armed officers with the LAPD's Rescue team were seen outside their vehicles positioned in front of the woman's car.

The standoff came to an end about 10:45 a.m. when she suddenly climbed out of one of the windows, moved over the roof and hood of the Bronco, and proceeded to crawl down the front windshield. She made it to the ground safely and was approached by several officers, one of whom wrapped her in what appeared to be a blanket before putting her in the patrol car.

Naked woman arrested after standoff

A naked woman was taken into custody after leading police on a chase and standoff in West LA.

FOX 11's Brooke Thomas spoke with a crisis negotiator at the scene who said the woman was adamant she would not get out of her car; but once she saw officers about to deploy tear gas, she got out quickly.

Traffic was snarled for much of the morning commute on the 405 Freeway due to the closure of Sepulveda and Montana during the standoff.

What we don't know:

Mental health experts were called to the scene to assist the woman. It's unclear if they made contact with the woman.