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A North Carolina man dressed in body armor pointed an assault rifle at deputies after they went to a home to serve him with a warrant, a sheriff’s office said Monday.

The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that deputies went to a home in Pelham on Friday to arrest Patrick James Donovan, 46, on a misdemeanor simple assault charge stemming from an incident earlier in the day in Caswell County.

Deputies said Donovan emerged from a carport carrying an AK-47 rifle, wearing body armor and demanding that the deputies leave the property. The deputies then took cover behind their patrol cars and told Donovan they had a warrant for his arrest, authorities said.

According to the news release, Donovan fled into nearby woods before he negotiated with deputies, put down his rifle and surrendered.

The sheriff’s office charged Donovan with two counts of assault on a law enforcement officer by pointing a firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He is jailed on a $1 million secured bond and it’s not known if he has an attorney.

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