Orange County attempted murder suspect arrested after barricading himself in motel

An attempted murder suspect barricaded himself inside a motel in Santa Ana for nearly eight hours on Sunday before finally being taken into custody, authorities said.

According to the Santa Ana Police Department, the man barricaded himself inside the Motel 6 on 1501 N. Harbor Boulevard beginning at around 3:30 a.m.

The circumstances surrounding the attempted murder allegations weren't immediately made clear. 

SWAT officers and crisis negotiators were attempting to bring the man into custody as of noon on Sunday. Police said that a woman who was also inside the motel surrendered at around noon, and that the man walked out of the motel and was arrested about 20 minutes later.

Police didn't state whether the man was armed. No additional details were immediately made available.