POST FALLS - A Post Falls man was arrested Monday after he allegedly used a knife to injure another man, then stayed inside his home despite three hours of police commands.

Scott G. Steenburgh, 45, was arrested without incident at the Post Falls police station and booked into the Kootenai County jail for one count of aggravated battery and one count of domestic battery.

On Sunday night, Steenburgh allegedly became aggressive toward a 31-year-old male who, along with the victim's girlfriend, had just watched Steenburgh's child while Steenburgh and his girlfriend left to celebrate a birthday.

Police responded to Steenburgh's home in the 400 block of West 15th Avenue for a report of a stabbing around 5 p.m. Sunday. When officers arrived, the male victim had a 2- to 3-inch cut on his left pinky finger.

"The victim said that he and his girlfriend had arrived at the home to drop off (Steenburgh's) child that they had been watching," a Post Falls Police press release states. "The victim said that the homeowner ... came out of the home and began to aggressively confront him. At one point, the victim said that Mr. Steenburgh pulled a pocket knife out and held it to his neck."

The victim was treated and released at the scene for his finger injury.

Post Falls Police Capt. Greg McLean said it's unclear what made Steenburgh irate, but alcohol is believed to have been a factor.

"It was reported that he gets angry when he drinks," McLean said.

Steenburgh declined to tell police what upset him, McLean said.

The victim told police that Steenburgh's girlfriend witnessed an altercation between Steenburgh and the victim. She reportedly jumped on Steenburgh's back to get him to stop.

Steenburgh's girlfriend was thrown to the ground during the scuffle.

After a short struggle, which resulted in the victim's injury, the victim took the knife away from Steenburgh, police said.

Steenburgh then fled into his home and refused to answer the door for police, McLean said.

McLean said police made no contact with Steenburgh during the three-hour incident. Officers knocked on the door and used a public address system to try to communicate with Steenburgh, he said.

McLean said it's possible that Steenburgh passed out after he went inside the home and that's why there was no communication with officers.

A search warrant would have been needed for police to enter the home and the alleged incident with the knife had happened outside.

McLean said since the injury was minor - and because there were guns inside the home and Steenburgh had allegedly been drinking - officers finally decided to leave. No one was in the home with Steenburgh.

"It was decided to deal with it in a peaceful way," McLean said.

Steenburgh went to the police station Monday morning after he was contacted by a detective.

The interview revealed, "There was a lot of memory lapse as to what transpired," McLean said.