CHEROKEE, Iowa (AP) – A 36-year-old man who’d held officers at bay in a Cherokee County home has taken a plea deal. The Sioux City Journal reports that Joshua Allender pleaded guilty on Monday to intimidation with a dangerous weapon and assault on a peace officer. He’d been charged with attempted murder, assault and a weapons crime.  The newspaper says the plea agreement calls for a 10-year sentence. Allender’s sentencing is scheduled for April 13.

The charges stem from an incident Oct. 30 in Cherokee County, when officers responded to a call about a suicidal person. The officers say Allender refused to leave the home and fired a gun from an upstairs window. More than six hours later officers fired tear gas into the home, and Allender soon was in custody.