Former Monroe County ISD employee arrested after barricaded hostage situation

MONROE COUNTY, Mich – A former Monroe County Intermediate School District employee was arrested following a barricaded hostage situation.

The incident occurred Friday (Oct. 25) in the 1101 block of S. Rainsnville Road in Monroe Township.

Officials said staff alerted Sergeant Jason Miller to a man acting erratically outside the building while assigned to ISD.

Miller was able to locate the man, identified as an ISD employee, in a rear parking lot, deep in conversation.

While speaking with the former employee, Miller said the man made movements and gestures that made him believe he was armed.

Miller alerted Monroe County Central Dispatch to the situation, which saw multiple units from across the county converge on the area.

The man began walking south from the school and eventually away from the school grounds, followed by Miller.

After leaving the school grounds, the former employee entered an occupied, unlocked home in the 1100 block of S. Raisinville Road.

There were two female victims and one male victim in the home. As soon as he entered the apartment building, the former teacher barricaded himself in a bedroom with one of the women.

Officers surrounded the house and entered it; At that time, they began negotiations with the former school employee.

Officers forced entry into the bedroom, eventually freed the hostage and arrested the man for home invasion without further incident.

One of the women suffered minor injuries and was treated at Promedica Monroe Regional Hospital.

The Monroe County Detective Bureau is still investigating the case. Anyone with information is asked to call 734-240-7530 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800 Speak-Up.