(Gridley, CA) — A Gridley man was arrested for shooting his gun in the doorway of a structure on a property in a grossly negligent manner Tuesday.

According to the Butte County Sheriff’s office, deputies went to the 700 block of Township Road where witnesses reported a man standing in the doorway of a structure in a property, shooting a gun in an unsafe manner. The man was identified as 37 year old Cesar Serrano Cota, of Gridley. Deputies said that after they arrived on the scene, they determined that Cota was armed with a handgun.

The Butte County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team and Crisis Negotiators responded to the scene. Deputies said after approximately three hours Cota exited the structure and was arrested.

Cota was booked into the Butte County Jail for being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm and ammunition and for shooting his gun in a grossly negligent manner.