CALHOUN COUNTY, Mich. – Deputies arrested a suspect on felony warrants after he fled a traffic stop in Emmett Township Friday night.

At 5:39 p.m. on 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 officer was then able to identify the driver through prior contact as a 34-year-old man from Emmett Township who is a known violent felon and had felony warrants for his arrest.

While the officer was speaking with the man, the suspect headed east on Beckley Road. The officer chased him with his lights and sirens on, but the man was unable to stop. The vehicle left the road and the man fled on foot into a wooded area on Beadle Lake Road near Trappers Ridge in Emmett Township.

A canine deputy with the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office initiated a trail with police dogs that led to a home in the area. The suspect was believed to be inside the home and a perimeter was established. Shortly after, a search was conducted at the residence and the suspect was located inside, barricaded inside a room. He said he had a gun and threatened to harm authorities if they tried to arrest him.

The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office special response team and negotiators spoke with the man for four hours while he remained barricaded inside the home. The suspect eventually left the room and was taken into custody without further incident.

The man was arrested for resisting arrest and numerous firearms violations.

The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office was assisted during the incident by the Michigan State Police, Emmett Township Department of Public Safety, Battle Creek Police Department, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Ambulance Service LifeCare and Calhoun County Consolidated Dispatch.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Lt. Curtis Smith at (269) 781-0880, Calhoun County Consolidated Dispatch at (269) 781-0911 or anonymously through Silent Observer at (269) ) 781-9700.