KALISPELL - A Kalispell man is behind bars following a Wednesday night incident where shots were fired.
Flathead County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a home on Jellison Road for a reported disturbance with shots being fired at approximately 11:45 p.m.
Two males were detained and questioned once law enforcement arrived on the scene.
The incident began after a verbal argument escalated into an alleged assault with a pipe and shots being fired when one of the males tried to flee on a forklift, a news release states.
Witnesses at the scene reported hearing the shots.
John Charles Jellison, age 60 of Kalispell was arrested and was taken to the Flathead County Detention Center.