AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — A woman managed to escape after being held hostage for hours inside her South Sable Boulevard apartment last week.

Her call to 911 triggered a multi-agency police response that ended with drones in the sky, a K-9 on the ground and the suspect in custody.

Last Monday night, officers quickly arrived after the victim said she was being held hostage by her boyfriend. The suspect, 29-year-old Benlly Leon-Escalona, had the door chained shut. The moment he cracked it open, officers say he didn’t surrender, but ran.

"Over the last 24 hours, she was basically a victim of domestic violence, including the last six hours, ultimately being held hostage by who she thought was somebody that she cared about, being locked in a closet, ultimately in their apartment and basically be

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