VANCLEAVE, Mississippi -- A convicted felon armed with a firearm engaged in a standoff lasting several hours Thursday before a SWAT team fired tear gas cannisters into the Vancleave home, bringing the incident to an end.

Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell said the standoff began about 3 a.m. Thursday after the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department received a call from the wife of Devin Wilkerson, who said her husband had fired shots inside the home while she and their children were inside.

The woman said Wilkerson ran into the woods near the home, allowing her and the children to escape. Wilkerson eventually re-entered the home and deputies spent several hours negotiating with him in hopes of a peaceful conclusion.

Shortly before 10 a.m., a local television reporter sent out a tweet reading “SHOTS FIRED!!”, but Ezell said that was SWAT team personnel firing the tear gas cannisters into the home, located on Farm Road. Wilkerson did not fire his weapon during the standoff and no one was injured during the incident.

Wilkerson was taken into custody shortly after 9:30 a.m. and transported to the Jackson County Adult Detention Center, where he remains in custody.

Wilkerson has been charged with domestic violence/aggravated assault, and with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Records indicate Wilkerson was convicted of grand larceny in 2013. Although records indicate his sentence ran until 2022, Mississippi Department of Corrections officials told JCADC officials Wilkerson is not on parole, although the MDOC offered no explanation as to why.

Wilkerson made his initial court appearance Friday. Judge Jason Thornton set bond at $10,000 for the domestic violence/aggravated assault charge, and $5,000 for possession by a convicted felon.