RILEY COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Riley County are investigating a suspect in connection with a weekend stand-off.

Just before 7:30a.m. on Sunday the Riley County Police Department received the first of several 911 calls from an isolated, rural farmhouse in 4400 Block of River Road, according to a media release.

The sole occupant notified the Riley County Police Department that he was armed and dangerous.

As officers were in the vicinity of the residence attempting to check the occupant’s welfare a shot was fired from inside the house.

Follow-up investigation revealed that the occupant, a 64-year-old man, according to police, had previously threatened relatives and intended to harm himself.

The Riley County Police Department then activated its negotiations and tactical teams with assistance from the Junction City Police Department, Topeka Police Department in the form of additional tactical personnel and armored vehicles.

A protracted standoff ensued during which more shots were fired from inside of the house.

Officers with the Riley County Police Department subsequently received a court order to take the occupant into custody.

Officers used tear gas to get the occupant out of the house followed by baton rounds to take him into custody. The occupant was taken into police protective custody at approximately 8:00 p.m.

He received only minor injuries and remains in protective custody.

At one point during the incident one of the rounds fired from inside the house struck an occupied armored vehicle and a criminal report was filed.

Name of the suspect has not been released.