Idaho Falls man charged after early morning incident

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) -UPDATE: Jesse Bryan made his first appearance in Magistrate Court September 3. He was formally charged with felony aggravated assault and ordered held on $5,000 bond. He will appear for a preliminary hearing September 16 before Judge Kent Gauchay.

The Idaho Falls Police SWAT team was called to an apartment in the 3100 block of South Yellowstone at around 3 a.m. Thursday.

Police say a man, later identified as 48-year-old Jesse Bryan, was retreating into an apartment and refused to speak with officers.

Witnesses said a woman and two children also lived in that residence.

The SWAT team attempted to make contact with Bryan with a PA system, but got no response.  Officers breached a rear window.

A police negotiator made contact with the woman and helped her and the children to safety.  Bryan was also taken into custody without further incident.

After obtaining a warrant, police located an airsoft pistol.   It also matched the description of the weapon witnesses said they saw in the initial altercation.  They believed it was a legitimate firearm.

Bryan was arrested for felony aggravated assault and booked into the Bonneville County Jail.

Correction: Idaho Falls Police have clarified that this incident occurred in an apartment in Evergreen Lofts, near, but not part of the Rescue Mission property, as originally reported.