In a tense confrontation just west of Kendall, Michigan, a man lobbed multiple pipe bombs at law enforcement officers, according to the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office. The incident, which took place yesterday, saw deputies from a multi-jurisdictional SWAT team arriving with an arrest warrant for the man, who was wanted on a felony charge out of St. Joseph County and a drug warrant in April. The situation quickly escalated when the man, who was barricaded inside an RV, hurled a detonated pipe bomb from his doorway as deputies approached, as detailed in a report by WZZM 13.
After the initial explosion, which set the RV on fire briefly before the man extinguished it, law enforcement attempted to use tear gas to coax him out. Undeterred, the man exited the RV, throwing pipe bombs at officers each time, resulting in nine counts of assault with intent to murder police being leveled against him, one for each member of law enforcement present on the scene. These details were provided by News 8, which was on location…