SHERWOOD, MI (WTVB) – A 47-year-old man from Jackson is facing numerous charges after he was accused of being naked while trying to break into a home on Main Street in Sherwood and then leading police on a chase which ended with a violent confrontation on U.S. 12 on the western city limits of Coldwater.
The Branch County Sheriff’s Department says the series of incidents started just before 4:50 p.m..
They say deputies responded to the 400 block of North Main after getting a report of a naked man trying to kick the door into the house.
The suspect, who had his four-year-old daughter with him, then began throwing items around the yard.
He then fled the scene with his daughter and headed south to Athens Road.
Witnesses followed the vehicle and deputies were able to locate it.
They tried to stop it but the suspect driver failed to stop, and fled from deputies.
Eventually, the pursuit headed east on U.S. 12 to the west side of Coldwater close to where reconstruction work is taking place on the bridge over the Coldwater River.
The suspect struck a Michigan State Police cruiser which was assisting in the pursuit and the suspect was forced to stop.
The Sheriff’s Department said he did not go quietly as he fought with Deputies and State Police Troopers.
Before he was taken into custody, the suspect tried to grab a deputy’s gun and bit the deputy on the hand.
The suspect and the deputy were treated at ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital.
The suspect was booked at the Branch County Jail on charges of attempted home invasion, fleeing and eluding police, assault on police officers, five counts of resisting and obstructing police, child endangerment, domestic assault, operating under the influence of drugs and driving with a suspended license.
Deputies were assisted by the State Police, Coldwater Police, Life Care Ambulance and 911 Auto.
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