Corina Vanek

The Republic | azcentral.com

A man accused of flashing a gun at a fast-food worker likely slept through a standoff with Phoenix police on Friday morning, authorities said.

The incident began at about 2:30 a.m. Friday when the man lost track of his cellphone in a Julioberto's drive-through near Seventh Street and Glendale Avenue, said Sgt. Steve Martos, a Phoenix police spokesman.

The man came to believe that an employee at the restaurant stole his phone, so he returned to the drive-through, tapped on the window with a gun and demanded his phone, Martos said.

Empty-handed, the man returned to his apartment complex near 16th Street and Northern Avenue, where he crashed into a tree, Martos said.

Police were called to the complex and made multiple attempts to communicate with the man while he was inside his apartment.

Officers believe the man was impaired and slept through much of the standoff, which ended shortly after 8:15 a.m. when he awoke, emerged from his apartment and surrendered, Martos said.

The man, whose name was not released, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault.

Employees at the restaurant later found the man's phone on the ground near the drive-through, Martos said.