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MESA, AZ (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 A woman is accused of threatening guests at a Motel 6 in Mesa with a knife, leading to a standoff early Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

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Officers were called to the motel on Hampton Avenue, north of U.S. 60, near Country Club Drive, after someone said a woman was chasing guests with a knife just before 3 a.m.<\/p>\n

Police talked to motel staff, reviewed security video and said they learned the woman was Audrey Gabriel, 53. They saw her with a silver object in her hand.<\/p>\n

Police tried to talk to her in her room, but she would not come out.<\/p>\n

The guest who reported she was being threatened by Gabriel did not cooperate further, so the officers left.<\/p>\n

Then, around 5:30 a.m., police said they received information that Gabriel was threatening another person with a knife.<\/p>\n

When officers arrived, she was back in her room and would not come out.<\/p>\n

Officers tried calling her on the phone, but she did not pick up. They repeatedly told her to exit the room, but she refused, investigators said.<\/p>\n

SWAT members, crisis negotiators and more police officers were sent to the scene to make sure things ended peacefully.<\/p>\n

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Police said SWAT used different resources to force Gabriel from the room, but did not go into detail about what those tactics were.<\/p>\n

Once she came out, less-lethal force was used, and she was taken into custody.<\/p>\n

While firefighters were checking her for any medical issues, Gabriel kicked one of them in the upper body.<\/p>\n

She was eventually taken to the hospital before being booked into jail on multiple charges, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault on a first responder and three counts of disorderly conduct.<\/p>\n

No one was seriously hurt.<\/p>\n

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