HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The man accused of shooting a deputy sheriff has now been charged.

The shootout set off a 15-hour standoff in the Kapahulu area that began at around 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Robert Melvin Morris eventually surrendered at around midnight. He walked out with a woman, believed to be his wife.

The 49-year-old is charged with assault on a federal officer.

Morris allegedly shot a DEA task force officer in the hand as the group attempted to serve a search warrant at the home on Herbert Street.

A section of Herbert Street was still blocked off Wednesday afternoon while federal agents, state law enforcement and county police collected more evidence.

The scaled back crime scene allowed Sue Sargis to get back into her home after staying the night at a friend’s in Hawaii Kai. S

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