A 46-year-old Moreno Valley man died this week after Riverside County sheriff’s deputies forcibly took him into custody and used a Taser on him, authorities said.

Joseph Gloria, who the sheriff’s department said was believed to be under the influence of methamphetamine, had threatened family members and would not cooperate with deputies, sheriff’s Sgt. Jarred Bishop said in a news release about the death.

Gloria suffered apparent heart failure within moments of being arrested in the predawn hours Wednesday at his mother’s property in the 22000 block of Country Gate Road, adjacent to Box Springs Mountain Reserve Park, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

Bishop said patrol deputies were called to the residence after Gloria’s relatives contacted 911, saying he had been using meth and had “threatened family members with a wooden rod.”

“After speaking with Gloria’s mother, deputies determined that he had committed several felony offenses and would be taken into custody,” Bishop said.

Deputies tried to speak with Gloria inside the house, but he was “uncooperative and refused to comply with the deputies’ instructions,” the sergeant said.

He said the deputies kept trying to talk Gloria into surrendering peacefully. However, he refused and “aggressively advanced toward the deputies,” Bishop said.

He added: “Deputies deployed a Taser to prevent Gloria from assaulting them. After a brief struggle, deputies were able to place handcuffs on Gloria and take him into custody. Several minutes after being handcuffed, he became unresponsive.”

Deputies began administering CPR and requested the help of county fire paramedics, who took over resuscitative measures, but to no avail. Gloria was pronounced dead at the scene.

An autopsy was pending Thursday.

The names of the deputies involved were not disclosed. The sheriff’s Force Investigations Detail, whose personnel coordinate with prosecutors, was handling the investigation.

This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Man dies after arrest, tasing by Riverside County sheriff’s deputies