A man who triggered an eight-hour standoff in east London faces seven charges, including forcible confinement, assault and uttering death threats.

Carl James Smith, 52, was arrested Monday about 8 p.m. at a Lyman St. address, a short distance away from the McNay St. home police stormed hours earlier only to find nobody inside.

Police seized a loaded .38-calibre revolver and 31 rounds of ammunition.

Heavily-armed police were originally called to the area with reports of a potentially armed man.

Smith is charged with assault, forcible confinement, uttering death threats, careless storage of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a restricted firearm and ammunition, possession of a firearm while prohibited.