Just before 5:30 pm yesterday, our office received a call of a dispute involving 57-year-old Ty Day of Tuolumne. Day was reportedly intoxicated when he showed up at the victim’s house. During an argument, Day threatened to kill both victims before retrieving a shotgun from his vehicle and pointing it at them. The victim’s were able to get shelter in their home. A short time later, Day drove away from the area.
Deputies were able to locate Day at his residence. Day refused to exit the home and made several statements threatening violence towards law enforcement. The Crisis Response Unit, consisting of Crisis Negotiators and SWAT, were activated.
After a several hour standoff with Day and many negation attempts, the SWAT Team made entry into the residence. SWAT was able to take Day into custody without further incident. Day was booked into the county jail for assault with a deadly weapon, criminal threats, and felony obstruction.
