SAULT STE. MARIE, MI-- The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed kidnapping over the weekend on 15 Mile Road.
Saturday around 1:30 p.m. a man reportedly confronted a husband and wife with a handgun while the two were in their back yard. The suspect forced them into their house, then directed the wife into his vehicle and drove away.
Deputies located the vehicle a short time later driving southbound on Mackinac Trail near Rudyard. The suspect was taken into custody without incident.
The hostage was not injured.
The suspect was arrested on two counts of kidnapping, two counts of felonious assault, home invasion, and a felony firearms charge.
Deputies were assisted by the Sault Tribe Police Department, US Border Patrol, and the Mackinac County Sheriff’s Office.
