Hayden man arrested after exchange of gunfire with Sheriff's deputies

A 22-year-old Hayden man was arrested after allegedly exchanging gunfire with deputies from the Kootenai County Sheriff's Department early Saturday.

Kerry N. Damiano was taken into custody and booked into the Kootenai County jail on one count of aggravated assault, sheriff's office spokesman Major Ben Wolfinger said.

No one was injured in the incident.

Deputies responded to the area of East Chilco Road near Chilco Lake, north of Hayden, following a report of trespassers causing a disturbance in the area around midnight.

Wolfinger said in a news release that initial information indicates that as deputies were approaching the area the suspect fired one round and the deputies returned fire. The suspect then gave up without further incident.

The Idaho State Police has been called in to perform the investigation of the shooting incident. A state police dispatch representative said Saturday night that no other information was available about the incident.