A man was arrested in Choctaw County after an overnight standoff.

47-year-old Lonnie Covington was arrested early Wednesday morning for domestic assault and battery in the presence of a minor and possession of a firearm in commission of a felony.

Choctaw County Sheriff Terry Park says they received a call of a domestic assault involving strangulation southwest of Soper early Wednesday morning.

Covington ran into the woods and allegedly threatened to shoot any law enforcement officers who showed up.

After talking to the suspect Park, his deputies and tribal officers talked the Covington out of a house and arrested him.

Authorities believe alcohol was a factor in the incident.

Covington was booked into the Choctaw County Jail around 3 a.m.