MONTICELLO, Minn. — Officials say a man is in custody after an hours-long standoff with law enforcement that began early Tuesday morning in a Monticello neighborhood.
According to a press release from the Wright County Sheriff's Office, deputies were dispatched to a home in Albertville shortly after 8 p.m. Monday on a reported domestic assault. A woman told law enforcement her husband had assaulted her, and then left the residence after she called 911.
Due to injuries suffered by the woman and information gathered while interviewing her, deputies said they issued a pickup order for the man for felony-level domestic assault.
Deputies said that just before 12:30 a.m., they were told the man had returned to the home with a gun. He left the home in a vehicle before deputies could respond.
According to deputies, the man's vehicle was spotted a short time later on Jason Avenue North, and a pursuit ensued when he refused to stop. The pursuit eventually came to an end near the intersection of Fenning Ave. NE and School Blvd. in Monticello, but the man refused to leave the vehicle.
In a second release sent after the arrest, deputies said the standoff lasted more than 17 hours with the man threatening "to harm himself" with a firearm. They said he was treated for some mild injuries and booked into Wright County Jail.
Deputies said the man is facing charges including felony-level domestic assault, fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle and felon in possession of a firearm.