Man accused of being naked, chasing woman with knife through southeast Houston apartments

HOUSTON – A woman told police a naked man chased her with a knife through an apartment complex Wednesday in southeast Houston.

Police were called around 10:30 p.m. to Royal Palms Apartments in the 5600 block of Royal Palms and found the man barricaded inside his apartment, yelling and screaming investigators said. A SWAT team was called in to coax the man out. 

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After hours of negotiation, the man came out of his home clothed, police said. Investigators said he motioned as if he was going to run so they deployed a K-9 officer.

The man was bitten and taken to a hospital. 

He is expected to be OK.

He was charged with aggravated assault. 

The woman was not injured.


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