ST. JOSEPH TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A man accused of firing a bullet into the air during an argument is in custody after a K-9 unit found him hiding behind a dumpster in Berrien County.
Officers from the St. Joseph Township Police Department say they responded to a call of shots being fired on Grant St.
Before officers arrived, they were told that a man had fired a single round into the air during an argument before running away from the scene towards Niles Road.
According to the police department, officers set up a perimeter just north of Oakridge Drive and K-9 Otto and his handler Trooper Jared Orban were called in to help with the search.
Police say K-9 Otto found the suspect hiding behind a dumpster at a local business on Niles Road.
The police department says Otto also found the suspect’s handgun hidden in a large woodpile.
The man was taken into custody without incident and lodged at the Berrien County Jail.
