(EL PASO COUNTY, Colo.) — A man was arrested without incident after a 911 call was received in which dispatchers could hear someone making disturbing threats.

According to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO), on July 21, dispatchers received a 911 call in which no one initially spoke, though yelling could be heard in the background. EPSO said disturbing statements were audible to dispatchers, including “I will kill you,” “Let the gun go,” and “I will blow your brains out.”

Dispatchers tracked the location of the call to a home in the 7800 block of Parsonage Lane, east of Cimarron Hills. Multiple deputies responded, and when they arrived, EPSO said they found a handgun lying in the road directly in front of the home. Deputies established a perimeter around the property, and two people came outside.

The people informed deputies that a man, identified as 60-year-old Troy Releford, was still inside the home and had access to additional weapons. Deputies made contact with Releford as he sat on the front porch of the home, and he initially did not comply with deputies’ commands, EPSO said.

“Using calm communication and strategic de-escalation, deputies persuaded [Releford] to walk to the middle of the driveway, where he sat on a cinder block and was ultimately taken into custody without incident,” EPSO said.

Releford was taken to the El Paso County Jail and is being held on multiple charges, including menacing, prohibited use of weapons, and third-degree assault.

“Thanks to my deputies’ disciplined response and their use of de-escalation tactics, a potentially dangerous encounter was resolved safely and without incident,” said El Paso County Sheriff Joseph Roybal. “These are the outcomes we strive for—where professionalism and restraint lead to peaceful resolutions.”