Opelousas man arrested after allegedly holding family hostage at knifepoint

OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) -- An Opelousas man was arrested Sunday after holding several family members hostage at knifepoint, authorities said.

Travis K. McGraw, 31, of Opelousas, is charged with seven counts of false imprisonment, six counts of attempted second degree murder, three counts of felony domestic abuse battery with child endangerment and one count of resisting an officer. 

Opelousas Police responded Sunday to a disturbance involving weapons at a residence on the 1200 block of E.