KAYSVILLE, Utah — A standoff in Kaysville that led to a shelter-in-place order being issued on Thursday began when a woman's ex-husband allegedly entered her home days earlier without permission to see their children.
Kaysville police received a call regarding a domestic violence incident near Lincolnshire Way and Crestmont Way, with the suspect preventing his ex-wife and children from leaving a home.
After the family had been released, members of the Metro Davis SWAT team later entered the home and found the suspect, David Nunez, hiding in a closet.
Nunez, 39, had entered the country illegally after being deported to Peru for violating previous protective orders and domestic violence crimes.
According to the arrest report, Nunez's ex-wife said while David had been back in the U.S., he had been "forcing her and their children to take family photos and telling people that they are getting back together."
Nunez is accused of always keeping one of the children with him so that his ex-wife would let him back in the house and prevent her from going to the police. He also allegedly bought the children watches to track them.
The police report alleges that Nunez also told his ex-wife "that if she calls the police then he will not go back to jail and he will force an officer-involved critical incident," and told the children that police are "bad guys" that will kill him.
Nunez was arrested and faces numerous charges, including kidnapping, domestic violence and unlawful detention.
Police said the shelter-in-place was issued for the area surrounding the investigation as a precautionary measure and there was no immediate threat to the public.
