A man was arrested on Monday afternoon following an hourslong hostage standoff, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.

Mark Anthony Vazquez, 49, is accused of assaulting a man he held captive the night prior, before holding a 74-year-old woman hostage on Monday after deputies attempted to arrest him for failing to register as a sex offender, Osceola County Sheriff Chris Blackmon said.

At 5:45 p.m., Vazquez surrendered to deputies without incident.

"I'm happy to report we had a peaceful resolution and nobody got hurt," Blackmon said.

Just before noon, the Osceola Sheriff’s Office received a call about the situation at The Heritage Park Inn on Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway.

The Osceola County Sheriff's Office said two men got into a physical altercation in a room when one thr

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