Deputies in Virginia arrived to check on a man acting erratically and the moment they approach the house he emerges with a loaded gun aimed straight at them. >> NO. >> NO. >> Put it down. >> Anthony. >> Come on. >> Anthony. >> Mary Jane, is that a real gun? >> 7-Adam-12, send me back up now. Got one at gunpoint. >> Anthony. Anthony. ANTHONY. PUT THE GUN DOWN. IS THAT A CAP GUN? THAT'S A CAP GUN. 7-ADAM-12, subject shooting at me. Mary Jane, I'm going TO SHOOT HIM. I'M GOING TO SHOOT HIM. IT IS REAL. 7-ADAM-12, MY MY car was shot. Send me back up now. LOOK AT MY BACK WINDOW. LOOK AT MY BACK WINDOW. GET OVER THERE NOW. GET OVER THERE NOW. MARY JANE, GET OVER THERE NOW. GET OVER THERE NOW. ANTHONY. GET YOU'RE GOING TO WIND UP GETTING SHOT. GET OVER THERE. YOU'RE GOING TO GET SHOT. YOU'RE GOING TO GET SHOT. PUT IT DOWN NOW. PUT IT DOWN NOW. [screaming] PUT IT DOWN. PUT IT DOWN NOW. PUT IT DOWN. PUT IT DOWN NOW. Put it down now. Where's that other girl? Anthony, I do not want to do this. I do not want to do this. Put it down. Put it down now. Put it down now. Put it down now, Anthony. Put it down. PUT IT DOWN. PUT IT DOWN NOW. PUT IT DOWN. ANTHONY. ANTHONY. ANTHONY. >> ANTHONY, put it up. >> Mary Jane. >> Mary Jane, move over by your car now. Put the machete Put it down. Put it down now. Put it down now. Put it down now. Bob, come out of the house. Don't go Mary Jane. I don't care, Mary Jane. I got to take this serious. I know y'all. I know he probably won't do nothing to you. But you got to understand, you have to get back now. He's right right on the inside of the door. He won't come out. >> OUT OF THE HOUSE NOW. >> HE'S DONE SHOT THE BACK WINDOW OUT. >> Get the [ __ ] out. GET THE [ __ ] OUT NOW. >> I'm 10-4. Subject's inside, will not come out. >> Come on. GET THE >> COME OUT. BOB, come out. >> Come on over here. >> Why you holding your arm like that? >> anyone else in the house? >> shoot at you? >> Yeah. >> I I I should have I had a clear shot. I should have taken it. I'm regretting it. >> Is he still in the house? >> Any gun? >> Supposedly out of bullets. >> Well, that's why he's got a machete So, just wait for back up right now. >> I mean, Cain won't do anything through the door, so >> I think the only other back door is on that side, that far side. >> The subject's inside with a machete now. Supposedly does not have any more bullets. This is Anthony Bumgardner. >> 10-4. We're on our way. >> No. No, absolutely not right now. He's currently cutting with the machete. Mary Jane, I cannot have you go to the door. >> Why? >> I cannot have you go to the door. >> Cuz if he walks to the door, he's done it before. >> That's a It was a BB gun. The only reason why I didn't shoot it cuz it it it sounded like a pop gun. >> That's all. >> Let's Let's make an make entry. I'll cover you in the table. >> What's his name? >> Anthony. >> Let me see your hands. Hands up. Hands. Hands. Hands. Nice and Come here. Come Come here. I know. I know. I know. Come here. Give me this hand. Give me this hand. I'll get you help. Hey, relax. Relax. One at the same. Come on, man. All right, there you go. Hi, Lucy. Love you. You got anything on you I need to know about? >> Uh I don't think so. You might want to check the left though. >> Huh? >> Your left pocket. >> Left pocket? What you got in there? >> Anything? Anything that's going to poke fire or stick me? >> I don't know. This >> That had to have been a BB. Can you get me Well, I'll I'll go get it. >> It's a .22. >> You realize you pointed that right at >> Yeah. >> Mitch, take him. >> I'll take him. Don't do what you did last time. >> What I did last time? >> Yeah. >> What are you talking about? >> what you did last time. >> When? >> You know what you did. >> You taking the wrong button, dude. >> No, I know. I got video of you doing that. >> Put him in your car. >> All right. Come on back. >> I handled it horribly. That's what I'm pissed about. >> What you handled horribly? >> right dude. >> Yeah. >> Look bro, it's in the front seat. >> You want to check that house up there and make sure they're okay? >> Hello John. Can you make contact with the house? Make sure everyone's all right. He's in custody. He shot at me. >> What? >> Yeah. Make sure they're all right cuz bullets were going this way. >> All right. That's it. >> I handled it horribly though. You good? >> Yeah. I'm just pissed at myself right now. >> What's going on? >> I handled it horribly. >> You good? >> You okay? >> Yeah. You good? >> You checked out? >> Yeah, I'm fine. >> Who is he? >> Anthony Baumgardner. >> [ __ ] shot at Cody, man. >> Um I imagine they're going to want to investigate her out. That's why I haven't moved anything. Actually, we need to get them out of the house. Um Bob's in there too. They both need to get out. >> Got it. >> They can sit in the car, but the gun's still in there. >> Where did she hit you with? >> Apparently a lot bigger than I thought. It sounded like it was a some BB gun. It looks like it's >> Yeah, a couple of rounds there. There's one in the car, one through the fence. You good? >> Yeah, I felt something in my leg, but >> When they shot at me, I felt something I thought my windshield busted and I had glass in my face and then it never hit my face. >> It must It must have been just the glass. Okay. I don't know if the investigator's coming or what. >> Rope off the scene so we can set it up. >> Um yeah, I guess we can start roping off. I Honestly, if we all get back to Eric's car, just rope off the whole cuz I know that they want it roped off big. >> What started as a routine welfare check turned into a life or death encounter in just moments. Despite coming under fire, the deputies kept their composure, brought the situation to an end, and Anthony Baumgardner was taken into custody. He later pleaded guilty and received a sentence that will keep him behind bars for years before facing strict supervision upon release. Cases like this show just how unpredictable police encounters can become. What do you think about the deputies' response? Let us know in the comments. If you enjoyed this breakdown, be sure to like the video and subscribe to Body Cam Arrests for more real police body cam footage and in-depth case breakdowns.