DAVISVILLE — Wood County sheriff’s deputies responded to a call concerning a man allegedly threatening to shoot his wife on Wednesday.

Wood County Sheriff Steve Stephens said the man, who was not identified, appeared to have a gun when deputies arrived.

“We got the call from 911 about a situation where a man was saying he would shoot his wife if we weren’t there in 15 minutes,” Stephens said. “When deputies arrived he was sitting on his porch and there was a gun.”

Stephens said the deputies talked the man into giving up the gun, which turned out to be a BB gun.

Deputies were able to take the man to Camden Clark Medical Center for a mental hygiene exam, Stephens said. The call came in around 5 p.m. Deputies were still with the suspect as of 9 p.m. Wednesday.