Suspect arrested after hours-long standoff in Palm Desert

A vandalism in progress call led to a suspect believed to be armed to barricade themselves in a home in Palm Desert.

A spokesperson for the Riverside County Sheriff's Department revealed that deputies were originally dispatched to the 45000 Block of Driftwood Drive in Palm Desert to respond to a vandalism in progress call.

When deputies arrived at the scene, they found a suspect who barricaded themselves within a home on Driftwood Drive. Deputies believe the suspect is possibly armed, according to the Sheriff's Department.

A suspect was taken into custody shortly after 3:30 p.m. The Sheriff's Department identified the suspect as Elizabeth Gaitan, 34, of Palm Desert.

Gaitan has been booked into the Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion of vandalism and criminal threats.

Additional information, including whether anybody else was inside, was not provided.