A man has been charged with aggravated assault against police officers after a SWAT situation in Donelson, as reported by the Metro Nashville Police Department. The standoff began Sunday night on Riverbend Drive when officers responded to a welfare check prompted by a concerned mother regarding the care of her seriously ill daughter inside the home, per WSMV.

Upon their arrival, the officers, who had announced themselves were met with the sound of a gun being prepared for use, and 50-year-old Jason Troy Michaud emerged from the door with a rifle in what police described as a threatening position, causing officers to flee and take cover, during this sudden escalation, a gunshot was heard but resulted in no injuries or property damage. FOX 17 noted that both officers "feared for their lives" as they retreated from Michaud's front door.

After hours of phone negotiations led by MNPD's SWAT team, Michaud was taken into custody early Monday morning without further incident, the conclusion of the standoff came at around 3 a.m. and the mother's concern for her daughter's welfare had become a neighborhood ordeal, with SWAT personnel eventually ensuring Michaud's peaceful surrender as reported by WKRN.

No injuries were reported from the incident The peaceful resolution to the hours-long standoff belies the initial tension that arose from Michaud answering the door with his weapon, which subsequently led to the deployment of the SWAT team and the lengthy process of negotiation that ended in Michaud's arrest. He now faces two counts of aggravated assault of an officer and is being held at the Metro Jail on a $100,000 bond, there was no immediate additional information released about the condition of the woman involved in the initial welfare check.