A Washington County Virginia Man Who Held Sheriff’s Deputies At Bay For Nearly Six Hours Over The Weekend Remains Held Without Bond In The Southwest Virginia Regional Jail In Abingdon. 45 Year Old Brian Harold Owens Is Charged With Possession Of A Firearm By A Convicted Felon And Faces Additional Charges As Well. Sheriff Fred Newman Said Officers Went To A Home On Whispering Pine Lane On A Welfare Check At The Request Of A Family Member. Apparently Things Got Heated And A Standoff Occurred. The Swat Team Was Used And Owens Was Taken Into Custody. He Will Appear In General District Court Soon To Answer The Gun Charge.