At 2241 hours of June 12, 2019 Cowlitz 911 received a report from a subject who said a known subject in the 400 block of Maranatha Rd, Kelso was threatening to kill him. 

Cowlitz County deputies responded to the scene to investigate.  The caller told deputies was visiting this subject and that he had fled the residence after the subject threatened him with a firearm.  The suspect had reportedly fired a round inside the residence. Additional witnesses also reported the subject was armed with a rifle and had fired another shot while outside his residence.

Deputies made numerous attempts to communicate with the suspect but received no response from the residence.  The Lower Columbia SWAT Team was activated and responded to the scene.  As SWAT members secured the perimeter, the suspect exited the home and surrendered peacefully.  Deputies obtained a search warrant for the home and located firearms evidence consistent with the witnesses' statements.

The suspect was identified as Sammy Lee Munsey, age 56, of Kelso.  Munsey was booked into Cowlitz County Jail for Assault 1st Degree.