Three Departments Called to Fake Hostage Call in Marshall Local authorities are investigating a case Friday night in Marshall after a prank hostage call was made. According to the Department's Facebook page, the Marshall Police initially responded to the 100 block of West Michigan Avenue around 6 p.m. on February 26 th on a report of a hostage situation with a threat of violence. Once they arrived, they found that the call was a prank, also known as "swatting". Calhoun County Sheriff's deputies and Michigan State Police troopers from the Marshall post also responded to the area and no one was found to be in danger.