A Grant County man was taken into custody recently after police say he threatened a member of his family and discharged a firearm in their presence while experiencing a mental health crisis.

The Grant County Sheriff's Office says deputies were dispatched to reports of a domestic disturbance on Dunn Street in Moses Lake on Thursday, Dec. 4, and arrived at the scene to discover that the man had already fled the scene in a vehicle.

Investigators say the man's family told them he pointed a loaded rifle at someone inside the residence prior to firing several shots into the floor and tossing the gun aside before driving away from the scene.

The man was located a short time later and taken into custody without incident.

He's now facing charges of second-degree assault and reckless discharge o

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