ALEXANDER COUNTY, N.C. (WACB) – A man is in custody following what Alexander County Sheriff Chad Pennell says was a standoff overnight. According to our news partner WACB, Deputies responded to a residence on Chapman Court on Tuesday afternoon (September 15). A man had barricaded himself inside a home and placed furniture against doors restricting entry.

The Sheriff’s Office was called as result of the suspect allegedly threatening a female. The standoff ended after the man was tasered. 61-year-old Kerry Phillip Bowers of Salisbury is charged with assault, communicating threats, second-degree trespassing, and resisting arrest. Bowers was jailed in the Alexander County Detention Center.

[Story and photo of Bowers courtesy of Rick Gilbert, WACB]