1/15/13 - Itâs unlikely that a Hartland man will face a terrorism charge after being taken into custody for threatening to use a gun at his wifeâs workplace. Livingston County Undersheriff Mike Murphy tells WHMI they were called out around 8am after a woman said her 37-year-old husband was intoxicated and had been threatening her via text messages after she had left the home the night before and taken her children with her. Murphy says the threats involved bringing a gun to the private daycare center where she works. When deputies arrived, the man fled inside the residence, at which point, they observed broken glass and spent firearm casings outside of the home. Crisis negotiators were called to the scene and after about 45 minutes of discussion, he came out and was taken into custody. The man was lodged in the Livingston County Jail for Reckless Discharge of a Firearm, Possession of a Firearm While Intoxicated and Resisting and Obstructing. Murphy says a report will be submitted to the Livingston County Prosecutors Office for possible authorization of those charges. Authorities had been considering the possibility of a terrorism charge but that is unlikely because although the threat involved a daycare, it did not close for business since the suspect never left the Lakena Street residence. (JM)
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