Man with knife detained by police after brief standoff in Calhoun County
Updated 9:44 AM;
MARSHALL TWP., MI – A Marshall man is undergoing a mental health evaluation after repeatedly calling 911 and asking for police to come and kill him Wednesday night, leading to a brief standoff with police.
Emergency crews were called at 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 21, to a home in the 200 block of West Drive North in Marshall Township for a report of a man making suicidal comments, according to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office.
The man, 36, of Marshall, had previously called 911 and told dispatchers he was armed, suicidal and wished to be killed by police. He demanded a police response or he said would start harming innocent people, police said.
A 36-year-old Marshall man was taken into custody after Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office deputies used beanbag munitions against him when he walked toward deputies with a knife.
Man seriously injured in 2-car crash involving rollover, head-on collision with tree, police say
Updated Apr 20, 2021;
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI – A man was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday where one vehicle rolled and the other hit a tree head-on, police said.
Officers were called at 11:50 a.m. April 20, to the crash in the 12000 block of Verona Road in Marshall Township, according to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office.
A black Lincoln MKZ, driven by a 37-year-old Battle Creek man, was going west on Verona Road when he crossed the centerline and struck an oncoming gold Mercury Mountaineer going east, police said.
Battle Creek man seriously injured in Marshall Township crash
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and last updated 2021-04-20 20:30:02-04
MARSHALL TOWNSHIP, Mich. â Deputies responded to a crash involving two vehicles on Verona Road in Marshall Township this morning, according to the Calhoun County Sheriffâs Office.
Weâre told a 37-year-old man from Battle Creek drove west in a black Lincoln MKZ when he crossed the center line and struck an eastbound 20-year-old Springfield resident, who authorities say was driving a gold Mercury Mountaineer.
Sgt. Christopher W. Bacik says the Mercury rolled over more than once, but the driver remained unharmed. Bacik adds the Lincoln struck a tree following the impact.
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