A St. Joe man pleaded guilty to burglary charges Thursday for an incident that led to the evacuation of an east-side neighborhood and an hours-long standoff with police.

Christopher Chappell was charged with second-degree burglary for entering the victim’s home in the 1000 block of Carol Drive without permission on March 31 and holding her and police at bay for several hours.

As we reported, the woman had taken out a protection order barring him from having contact with her. In a probable cause affidavit, investigators say Chappell threatened the woman, saying he was going to “see bullets in her head.” But she was in court Thursday, and the pair appeared to be on friendly terms.

Chappell remains in custody awaiting sentencing June 22nd.