Deputies arrested a suspect with felony warrants after he fled a traffic stop in Emmett Township on Friday evening.
At 5:39 p.m. Friday, a Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office deputy initiated a traffic stop for numerous traffic violations on Beckley Road near Witmark Drive in Battle Creek. The deputy then was able to identify the driver through prior contact as a 34-year-old man from Emmett Township who is a known violent offender and had felony warrants for his arrest.
While the deputy was speaking with the man, the suspect drove off eastbound on Beckley Road. The deputy chased him with his lights and sirens on but the man failed to stop. The vehicle crashed off the roadway and the man fled on foot into a wooded area on Beadle Lake Road near Trappers Ridge in Emmett Township.
A Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office canine deputy initiated a police dog track that led to a house in the area. The suspect was believed to be inside the house and a perimeter was established. Shortly thereafter, a search of the residence was conducted and the suspect was located inside, barricaded inside a room. He said that he had a gun and threatened to harm law enforcement if they tried to arrest him.