GREAT FALLS – A 31-year-old man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after a brief standoff with police in Great Falls.
According to the Great Falls Police Department, a call came in around 12:15 p.m. for a disturbance in the 1700 block of Central Avenue involving a gun.
When GFPD and the U.S. Marshal Service arrived, they found a man, who was believed to be armed, barricaded in a residence.
Several roads around Central Avenue and 17th Street were blocked during the incident.
The man was later identified as 31-year-old Timothy Short. After several attempts to persuade Short to surrender, the GFPD High-Risk Unit was activated, according to GFPD.
Negotiators with the High-Risk Unit communicated with Short, who surrendered at approximately 1:45 p.m.
No injuries were reported and there is no further threat to the public.
Short faces a felony charge for assault with a weapon. He is being booked into the Cascade County Detention Center.
