Man charged after standoff in Calumet ends peacefully

CALUMET TOWNSHIP -- One person was arrested after an armed standoff in Calumet Township that lasted roughly seven hours Tuesday.

Andrey Vladimirovich Petrov, 40, was charged Wednesday in Houghton County 97th District Court with assaulting a police officer, resisting/obstructing. He is being held on a $500,000 bond. He is next due in court Oct. 16 after a mandated 30-day competency evaluation period.

According to a news release from the Houghton County Sheriff's Office, deputies went to 25319 W. Pine St. in Calumet Township about 4:45 a.m. Tuesday on a report of a fire in the roadway. Additionally, nails apparently had been scattered across the road.

When deputies attempted to make contact, the individual inside locked himself in the garage, then eventually came out -- at one point carrying a knife -- before entering the home while continuing to refuse commands. During the incident, the suspect was seen pointing a firearm at a deputy, according to the news release.

Law enforcement officers secured a perimeter around the residence from 10th to First streets, and from Cone to Pine Street/M-203. An arrest and search warrant was obtained, and the Michigan State Police Emergency Support Team was activated to assist, according to the news release.

While the warrant was being served, the man came out the house and reportedly threw knives at Emergency Support Team members before retreating back inside, the release states.

At one point, a Michigan State Police armored vehicle equipped with a front-mounted breaching ram was used to punch through two front windows of the Pine Street residence. The hydraulic boom was then lowered to tear away sections of the home's exterior wall. What appeared to be a law enforcement drone could be seen circling above the home during the standoff.

The Keweenaw County Sheriff's Office confirmed Wednesday morning that as tactical teams were breaching the front of the home, a loud detonation heard near the rear of the house during the standoff was a flashbang -- a tactical distraction device used to disorient a suspect.

At about 12:40 p.m., the man came out of the residence and was taken into custody without further incident.

"The situation was resolved peacefully," arresting officer Charles Klein told the Daily Mining Gazette.

The Houghton County Sheriff's Office was assisted by the Michigan State Police, the MSP Emergency Support Team, the Keweenaw County Sheriff's Office, the Laurium Police Department, detectives with the UPSET West team, the Houghton County Road Commission, Michigan Department of Transportation, Mercy Ambulance and Calumet Fire.