HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A Holland Township business was quickly evacuated Monday morning after a man entered the building armed with two knives.
Ottawa County deputies asked people to avoid East Lakewood Boulevard on Monday as investigators negotiated with a suspect who barricaded himself inside Property Law Solutions.
The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office says deputies received a call around 11 a.m. on Monday about a man who had entered a business armed with a knife.
The man threatened employees inside the building while brandishing two knives, according to the sheriff’s office.
One person was briefly held hostage before deputies arrived.
Deputies say they were able to evacuate all employees from the business and no one was injured.
Crisis negotiators on scene spent hours attempting to speak with the man, who was barricaded inside the building.
The suspect was taken into custody shortly before 4 p.m.
Deputies confirmed the situation ended after several hours of attempted communications with the suspect, who is identified as an 82-year-old man.
A two-count felony warrant was obtained for his arrested, and he will face charges of Unlawful Imprisonment and Felonious Assault.
Deputies say the two employees, a 50-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman, were not harmed. The business, meanwhile, could re-open.
As soon as he is medically cleared, deputies say the suspect will be lodged at the Ottawa County jail on charges of Unlawful Imprisonment and Felonious Assault.
It's unclear what led to the standoff at this time.
