Crawford County Sheriff’s Office
200 West Michigan Avenue
Grayling Michigan 49738NEWS RELEASE
Tuesday July 1st, 2008
Crawford County Sheriff Kirk Wakefield states that at approximately 1930 hours on 6-30-08 Crawford County Deputies went to a residence in South Branch Township of Crawford County to pick-up a male subject on a mental health order. When contact was made between the deputies and the male subject the subject retreated into his residence and refused to communicate with Deputies. Before contacting the subject information was obtained that the subject had made numerous threats to harm both himself and others. Information gathered identified the subject as a 52 year-old South Branch Township man with a history of mental health issues. A relative advised Deputies that the subject did have at least one shotgun in the residence.
Deputies at the residence made continuous efforts to communicate with the man with no positive results. At approximately midnight a tactical entry was made through the front of the residence. When contacted was made with the subject he pointed a shotgun at the officers and refused to comply with their commands. The man was tasered and taken into custody.
The suspect was then checked by South Branch Township EMS, treated and released to the custody of the sheriffs office where he was lodged pending a Community Mental Health review.
Agencies assisting the Crawford County Sheriffs office were:
Roscommon County Sheriffs Office, Michigan State Police Houghton Lake, North Michigan Mutual Aid SWAT team, and South Branch EMS/FIRE.
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