A Chiloquin man is in custody after a prolonged standoff in which Klamath County Sheriff’s Office deputies were shot at and a home set fire, according to a sheriff’s office news release.

Steven Earl White, 55, is being held at the Klamath County Jail.

At approximately 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Klamath County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call of shots fired in the 37000 block of U.S. Highway 97 near Chiloquin, about 100 miles south of Bend. Upon arrival, deputies were fired upon from a subject inside the residence.

Deputies made several unsuccessful attempts to encourage the suspect to give himself up, and at approximately 9:30 p.m. deputies prepared to make entry into the residence in order to take the subject into custody. The subject had started a fire in the residence in an attempt to evade arrest. White was arrested and is being held at the Klamath County Jail.

Law enforcement officers from Klamath Falls Police Department, Oregon State Police and the U.S. Forest Service assisted Klamath County Sheriff’s Office in taking White into custody. There were no injuries sustained by responders or White and light damage to one KCSO patrol vehicle when it came under fire from the suspect.

Highway 97 and side streets in the Chiloquin area were closed for several hours. In addition, deputies were assisted in the area by Chiloquin Fire & Rescue, Klamath County Emergency Management, Klamath County Community Emergency Response Team and Oregon Department of Transportation.