A 67-year-old man in the town of Vermont was so enraged by Bristol Palin's success on ""Dancing With the Stars"" he shot his television and threatened his wife, which led to a 15-hour standoff with police.
Steven N. Cowan surrendered to police Tuesday morning and is currently in custody facing tentative charges of domestic disorderly conduct and second degree reckless endangerment of safety, according to the Dane County Sheriff's Office.
Cowan, who did not think the former vice-presidential nominee's daughter was a very good dancer, grabbed his shotgun, and proceeded to fire at the television and threaten his wife, according to Dane County Public Information Officer Elise Schaffer.
His wife fled the scene and reported the incident to the police, saying Cowan was threatening to commit suicide, according to a statement from the Sheriff's office. She was unharmed in the incident.
Although he communicated with the police on the scene, Cowan refused to come out of his home until about 11 a.m. the next morning, 15 hours after the stand-off began.
Cowan had a history of mental illness and had been drinking prior to the incident, according to Schaffer.
Shaffer said as far as she knew, there was no political motive for the shooting.
Cowan's bail was set at $1,500, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. Schaffer said the investigation is ongoing.
