A standoff in Monroe County ended with the arrest of a Blakeslee man.

Pocono Mountain Regional Police said at 8:57 a.m. on Saturday officers were dispatched to 203 Kuhenbeaker Road, Blakeslee, in Tunkhannock Township, for a report of a suicidal person.

On scene officers entered the home and found Edward Clarke, 85, of that address, with a gun to his head and demanding officers leave.

Officers began to negotiate with Clarke to have him disarm, but he threatened the officers and discharged a round from the gun in the home.

Officers evacuated the home and continued with negotiations. At 6:36 p.m. the department’s SWAT unit was able to take Clarke into custody. He was charged with aggravated assault, a felony, and terroristic threats, a misdemeanor.

Pocono police were assisted by the Scranton bomb team, Tunkhannock Township Fire Company and Pocono Mountain Regional EMS unit.