Man charged in Pine Island standoff released to secure treatment facility in Texas
The center's treatment is a 28-day veteran focused program and is considered a secure facility similar to a county jail.
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The center's treatment is a 28-day veteran focused program and is considered a secure facility similar to a county jail.
The Emergency Response Unit in Olmsted County responded to a standoff Aug. 20. The man, Michael Molitor, 37, of Pine Island, fired several shots at law enforcement. Molitor, an Army veteran with a 2006 deployment in Iraq, is asking the court to let him go to a veteran focused treatment center in Texas.
Michael Molitor attempted to make good on threats he made to friends that he'd try
Neighbors of Pine Island shooting suspect Michael Molitor are sharing what happened to them during the hours-long standoff with law enforcement during the weekend.
Michael Molitor also made several "suicide by cop" threats during the incident.