BIG PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP, MI – A West Michigan man wanted on a felony warrant was arrested late Tuesday after allegedly fleeing police and engaging in a three-hour standoff while at home with his wife and three young children.

Deputies from the Newaygo County Sheriff’s Office were called just after 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, to a residence on First Street in Big Prairie Township after the report of a drunk and disorderly individual, according to a release from the sheriff’s office .

The caller reported the subject was acting belligerent and threatening toward the homeowner, insinuating that he had a firearm, police said.

The man, later identified as a 46-year-old from Big Prairie, fled to his personal vehicle parked in the driveway as deputies tried approached him. After attempting a tra

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