A Tuolumne County man was arrested after deputies say he kidnapped a woman at gunpoint and later refused to surrender during a standoff late Friday night.

The Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office said that a 911 caller reported around 11:13 p.m. on October 24 that a woman had been taken against her will about two hours earlier by 59-year-old Serge Kiriluk.

Deputies responded to Kiriluk's home in the Tuolumne area, where they found the victim. She told investigators that Kiriluk had gone to her in Jamestown and forced her into his truck during a domestic violence incident while brandishing a rifle at her.

When deputies tried to contact Kiriluk at his home, officials say he refused to come out and locked the door after being told he was being detained in connection with the investigation.

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