LAKEPORT, Calif. – A Lower Lake man is in custody after police say he held a woman at gunpoint early Thursday and threatened to kill her and himself.

Police arrested 37-year-old Charles Light Perkins early Thursday, according to a report from Lakeport Police Sgt. Gary Basor.

At 1 a.m. Thursday Lakeport Police officers were dispatched to 1247 Hartley Road and 13th Street in response to a 911 call from a female reporting a domestic disturbance, Basor said.

Upon their arrival Basor said the officers met with the female who told them that Perkins, who had been drinking, became violent, punching holes in walls. 

Perkins grabbed a handgun from the woman's dresser and threatened to kill her and then himself, according to Basor.

Basor said the woman was able to get away and go to a neighbor’s residence to call 911. Perkins took the females’ cell phone and handgun, and then left in the female’s vehicle.

Lakeport Police officers – with the assistance of the cell phone company – were able to track the cell phone to an address in Baylis Cove in Lower Lake, Basor said.

Basor said deputies from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded to the address, located Perkins and took him into custody.

Lakeport Police officers also responded to the location and took custody of Perkins, arresting him on five felony charges: robbery, assault with a firearm, criminal threats, grand theft and vehicle theft.

Perkins was booked into the Lake County Jail with a bail of $150,000, Basor said.

Basor said the woman's vehicle was located a short distance away from where Perkins resided. Lakeport Officers impounded the vehicle for evidence and later collected evidence from it.

A search warrant also was obtained to search Perkins’ residence in Baylis Cove for evidence, Basor said.

Basor said Perkins is reported to be a military veteran possibly suffering from post traumatic stress disorder.

Perkins remained in custody on Saturday, according to booking records.