NORTON - Police don't anticipate seeking criminal charges against a distraught Norton woman who kept them at bay at her home for four hours Monday.

Julie Quan, 44, of 8 Myra's Way, told police at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro Monday night that she put a .22-caliber target pistol belonging to her husband Eric in their garage, where police recovered it, Police Chief Brian Clark said Wednesday.

Quan is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation at Sturdy, Clark said.

Police found Quan in a bedroom after entering her home around 7:30 p.m. after police and Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council SWAT teams armed with automatic rifles surrounded the residence and tried to talk to her for hours, Clark said.

Quan apparently had taken medication, but "nothing that was life threatening," he said. "She was fine at the hospital," Clark said.

Earlier Monday, Quan verbally threatened to kill herself and others, Clark said.

Her husband, Eric Quan, owner of Quan's Kitchen, then drove home, where he called police after discovering that his gun was missing.

Julie Quan arrived home soon after. Police arrived to find her car in her driveway. Police tried reaching her by home phone, cell phone and other means, but she refused to respond.

A state police robot then entered the house, but couldn't find her. Police then sent in a K-9 unit, which found Julie Quan.

MICHAEL GELBWASSER covers Norton for The Sun Chronicle. He can be reached at 508-236-0439 or at mgelbwasser@thesunchronicle.com.