A man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after authorities in Eaton Rapids responded to a complaint about an open burning violation. When police and firefighters arrived they were soon threatened by a man wielding a running chainsaw.
According to reports, the police and firefighters arrived on the scene and encountered a 44-year-old man who, allegedly, quickly produced a chainsaw, started it up and began threatening the officers and firefighters with it.
The man eventually dropped the chainsaw and fled inside the home. On his retreat, officers unsuccessfully deployed a taser. The man then barricaded himself in a bedroom, which led to a brief standoff…