Dad leads police on chase, followed by 8-hour standoff in church parking lot with kids in his truck

[Sugar Cookie]

A Michigan man led police on a multi-county chase followed by an 8-hour standoff on Thursday, with his four children inside the vehicle was driving.

The chase began in Petoskey after an officer responded to a complaint about a vehicle swerving in and out of traffic. That officer caught up to the vehicle at a gas station where, when confronted, the driver threw hot coffee on the officer, Carroll said.

The officer was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for injuries after the man drove away, beginning the multi-county chase.

The man inside the truck called 7&4 News and according to him, he had his four children in the truck with him.

He also told us that they are homeless-that the truck is their home.

UPDATE: Officers rush truck, take man into custody; children safe

UPDATE: 4:52 P.M.: Law enforcement officers have rushed the pickup truck, pulling the man from the vehicle and handcuffing him. All four children are safe.

www.record-eagle.com

Police break down what led up to hours long standoff in Mancelona

ANTRIM COUNTY, Mich. , (WPBN/WGTU) -- Update: Get the latest following the driver's arrest, including what was found in the truck by police in this update. ------- For hours, a man and his four kids were inside the truck with the father refusing to come out. Police are clearing out now, but a...

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[Stebot]

Glad they caught "the Man"

 

[Sejanus]

Re-home the kids forever.
The perp needs 10 years in a cage to figure out some workable solutions to his life.

Barista not being one of them

 

[Blizzard]

The chase began in Petoskey after an officer responded to a complaint about a vehicle swerving in and out of traffic. That officer caught up to the vehicle at a gas station where, when confronted, the driver threw hot coffee on the office

multi-county chase followed by an 8-hour standoff

He's not doing it right. Maybe he was on drugs.

Sucks about the homelessness with 4 kids tho... this is shitty.

Cannot find a source news organization link that works for eurotrash, at least without enabling an unusually large pile of scripting (noscript). hm.

 

[caitierig]

If someone throws coffee on me, I’m not pussing out and going to the hospital. I’m hopping my happy ass in my car and driving over his vehicle like I’m in a monster truck.