Man arrested after overnight standoff in Arkansas City

An eight-hour standoff in Arkansas City ended Tuesday morning with the arrest of a 29-year-old man on suspicion of aggravated assault and criminal possession of a firearm, the Arkansas City Police Department said on its Facebook page.

Adrian Sotelo was booked into the Cowley County Jail and is being held in lieu of $45,000 bond.

Police say Sotelo pulled a gun on and threatened to shoot two people on Monday evening at 1311 S. B St. in Arkansas City then left and went to his home at 626 S. C St. and barricaded himself inside with his mother.

Authorities called in members of the South Central Kansas SWAT team and started negotiating with Sotelo at 1 a.m. on Tuesday. He surrendered at 7:45 a.m., police said.

“No one was injured during the incident and the standoff was resolved peacefully,” the department said on Facebook.

The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office also was at the scene.

This story was originally published December 20, 2016 at 9:27 AM with the headline "Man arrested after overnight standoff in Arkansas City."