THREE RIVERS, MI (WTVB) – A man who Michigan State Police say threatened to kill officers during a standoff Monday night near Three Rivers was eventually taken into custody without anyone getting injured.
Troopers say the incident happened in the 51000 block of Lang Road.
When they arrived, the suspect displayed a long gun out of a second floor window of a barn.
The suspect reportedly pointed the rifle at Troopers and St. Joseph County Deputies several times threatening to shoot them.
After about two hours, the suspect retreated from the barn and went into the field where he tried to hide. But he was met in the field by St. Joseph County Deputies.
Troopers say the man ran at the deputies with a pipe and was subsequently tasered and taken into protective custody.
A rifle was found in the barn where the suspect left it prior to retreating with the pipe. The suspect was then taken to a nearby hospital for a mental evaluation. His name is not being released at this time.
No shots were fired during the standoff.
