In this frame from video provided by KABC-TV in Los Angeles, children and others are evacuated form one of several nearby schools as a wanted man armed with a rifle stands on the roof of a San Fernando Valley home, not shown, after a freeway chase Monday, June 9, 2014, in the North Hollywood area of Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors have identified the wanted man who climbed onto rooftops in a San Fernando Valley neighborhood while armed with a rifle after a freeway chase Monday, and then barricaded himself in a home for several hours.

A felony complaint for an arrest warrant says 41-year-old Nolan Perez was charged with seven felony counts including stalking and criminal threats against his ex-girlfriend between May 19 and June 6.

Perez has multiple prior convictions including for domestic violence, negligent discharge of a firearm and firearm possession as a felon.

Monday's incident began after police tried to arrest Perez on that warrant. He took off on a high-speed chase that ultimately ended with the barricade situation. Police said he pointed his rifle at pursuers during the chase and new charges are expected.

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Police have captured a wanted man who climbed onto rooftops in a San Fernando Valley neighborhood while armed with a rifle after a freeway chase Monday, and then barricaded himself in a home for several hours. The incident prompted authorities to shut down nearby freeway on-ramps, lock down schools and evacuate at least one as police waited him out, authorities said.

Five hours after the chase began, SWAT officers fired a gas into the home, and television reports showed the suspect walk out with his hands up and lie face-down on the grass in the backyard of a home with his hands behind his head and two dogs nearby. Seven SWAT officers converged to take him into custody.

The officers were continuing to clear the area, and authorities had not yet released his name, Los Angeles police Detective Meghan Aguilar said.

The chase began about 10:15 a.m. when police tried to arrest the 40-year-old man for allegedly making criminal threats several days ago. But he drove off in his red Nissan Altima, leading to a 45-minute high-speed chase along several freeways that ended in North Hollywood, police said.

The man was dressed in white and carrying what appeared to be an assault-style rifle. He pointed the rifle at his pursuers several times during the chase, but police were investigating whether he fired it, Cmdr. Andy Smith said.

The man walked through several backyards and at one point climbed onto a roof, jumping from one to another, pacing along the spine and stopping to lean on the rifle multiple times, before climbing down and entering a home, police said. He was believed to be alone inside, Smith said.

Several blocks of the area were sealed off, nearby homes evacuated and a SWAT team called in.

A preschool and about a half-dozen elementary, middle and high schools were locked down. Most schools are out of session for summer, but two campuses had a total of about 135 students who would be picked up by their parents, authorities said.

Shortly before 2 p.m., dozens of students from a nearby private school were evacuated to a park to meet their parents, holding hands, lugging backpacks and walking under a freeway overpass. Police guarded them. All lockdowns were lifted about four hours into the standoff, Smith said.