Michael Gaspar “passed out due to possible drug ingestion and dehydration and had an irregular heartbeat,” said Jim Propotnick, the state Public Safety Department’s deputy director of law enforcement.

Gaspar was “responsive” but in serious condition, said Emergency Medical Services personnel who transported him to St. Francis Medical Center–West at about 2 p.m.

The suspect’s 26-year-old wife, Sara, and their infant daughter were not injured.

The incident began at about 8:30 a.m. when seven sheriff’s deputies, including two cross-deputized members of the U.S. marshal’s fugitive task force, went to the Nova Sunset Villas Apartments public housing complex at 207 Waipahu St. to arrest Gaspar. State First Deputy Sheriff Cappy Caminos said Gaspar locked himself in a second-floor bedroom as officers entered the apartment.

The deputies tried unsuccessfully for two hours to get Gaspar to surrender before calling the Honolulu Police Department for assistance. HPD officers from the Pearl City District’s crime reduction unit responded and decided at 10:45 a.m. to call in the Specialized Services Division. Officers from that division officially took over the scene at 12:15 p.m.

Gaspar has had 13 convictions for felony offenses such as kidnapping, armed robbery, escape and carrying a deadly weapon, said Propotnick. A warrant for Gaspar’s arrest was issued after he failed to contact his parole officer as scheduled on June 9 and on July 7 and 8, Propotnick said.