Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) A man is in custody, charged with aggravated domestic assault, following a standoff late Monday night with police in Jefferson County.
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to Doane Road in the New Market area for a domestic violence call; the caller reportedly claimed 43-year-old Joshua Mumford had assaulted her and pointed a handgun at her head.
JCSO says before deputies arrived, the woman, another woman and a three-month-old child had left the house without being hurt.
Mumford, who had barricaded himself inside the residence and threatened to shoot law enforcement, surrendered to police around 11:30 p.m. after authorities deployed tear gas into the home.
Officials add that the White Pine Police Department, Jefferson City Police Department and the Sevierville Police Department also responded to the home.
Mumford is being held in the Jefferson County Detention Center without bond.
