REEDSPORT — Police officers arrested a 53-year-old man this morning, following a nearly 12-hour standoff, following a domestic dispute.

Reedsport police officers first responded to a call at 986 Scott Terrace St. around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday to investigate a report that John D. Joy went to the home and confronted his former wife. He reportedly pointed a gun at her, a press release said.

Joy then left the house and went to his home a short distance away, refusing to come out when police went to confront him. Police said they believed he still had a gun and posed a threat to himself and others. He apparently was in the home alone.

Officers evacuated nearby homes, putting families up in a temporary shelter at Reedsport City Hall.

Negotiators from the Coos County Sheriff’s Office, Oregon State Police and the OSP Swat Team went to the scene to help. They remained outside the manufactured home overnight.

Police said Joy had been talking intermittently by phone with police and family members.

Joy, who police said was despondent, remained inside his house until shortly after 5:29 a.m. today. He surrendered after police deployed tear gas. Police arrested him on charges of menacing and unlawful use of a weapon. They were scheduled to take him to the Douglas County Jail in Roseburg.

Police Chief Shawn Essex remained at the house today around 8 a.m., waiting for a search warrant. No one was hurt in the incident.