Armed man in police standoff

A Covehead man was charged Tuesday with assault and firearms offences after a standoff with police Monday night.

Joel Lawrence Clow, 41, was charged with one charge of assault, three charges of making threats, possession of an unregistered shotgun and careless storage of a firearm.

An RCMP news release said it began with a domestic dispute. It said a woman fled a residence and called police saying she was being threatened by a man with a gun.

When officers arrived and tried to talk to a male involved he refused to come out of the home. He stayed in the house along with two other adult males. The emergency response team was called in.

Eventually the man did surrender to police. He's due in court Tuesday.