FAIRHOPE - The owner of a popular pizzeria is in jail after a stand-off with a police today.

Fairhope officers were called to the Ravenite Pizzeria on Section Street around four this morning.

They say the owner refused to come out.

And he was threatening to blow up the building.

Channel Three's Jake Peterson joins us with the latest.

The standoff ended around ten when SWAT team members threw a flash grenade through this window.

Owner Richard Gambino was still alive when the smoke cleared.

Investigators say Gambino started drinking at the restaurant around ten last night, but it was around four when he became violent.

Sgt. Craig Sawyer Fairhope PD, "He made some threats and destroyed a lot of property in the restaurant."

Family members called police to the business..

Officers say they thought Gambino was armed and dangerous.

They say he refused to come out.

Police officers were here within a minute or two of the call because the Police Department is located right across the street.

Officers closed much of downtown to traffic and city buildings were closed.

Negotiations with police lasted until ten Tuesday morning, but then.

Rusty Lee-restaurant employee, "We just heard a really loud explosion and I guess it was just a flash grenade or something like that the window broke out then we see them escorting a person across the road."

Investigators say they went in because Gambino stopped talking to them and they weren't sure what he was going to do.

Local shopkeepers say things are starting to get back to normal.

We haven't had any customers come in yet, but we just opened it up.

Overall people here say it was an unfortunate situation with a good outcome.

It ended peacefully and it didn't seem like anyone got hurt.

Richard Gambino was charged with one count of reckless endangerment.

Officers never found a gun in the building.Popular Fairhope Pizzeria Owner In Jail After Standoff With Police