NEWAYGO COUNTY, Mich. — A 46-year-old Newaygo County man was arrested Wednesday morning after shooting at his neighbor's home.
According to a release from Michigan State Police (MSP), troopers were called to a home on W Frederick Street, near Mason Drive, in Garfield Township around 9 p.m. Tuesday evening.
MSP said a man was walking his dog in his own yard when he heard a gunshot. When troopers arrived, they discovered several holes on the outside of the victim's home from what troopers believed to be buckshot fired from the trailer next door. One shot entered the victim's home.
Trooper's notice a large hole through one of the trailer windows that faced the neighboring house. When troopers went over to the suspect's home, he turned all the lights off.
MSP said troopers at the scene tried calling the suspect, but he refused to come out and ignored all other attempts to contact him. Troopers obtained a search warrant for the trailer and around 6:45 a.m. Wednesday, the 46-year-old Newaygo County man finally surrendered.
No one was injured during the hours-long standoff.
The suspect was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, as well as causing property damage for carelessly firing a gun and firing a gun at or inside of a building. MSP said he was taken to the Newaygo County Jail until his arraignment at the 78th District Court in White Cloud.
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