The St. Joseph Police Department has taken two men into custody after a police situation on Grand St. Wednesday evening.
“Dispatched to the area after a report of a subject with a rifle or shotgun in the front of the residence,” said Eric Protzman, Commander with the St. Joseph Police Department.
Officers responded to a home located at 1607 Grand St. around 6:30 p.m. It’s the same location officers responded to Friday where a standoff took place.
Protzman said police determined the suspect had had a weapon after responding Wednesday and that it was the same suspect wanted in questioning in the police investigation from last week.
He said initially no one responded to officers so the Special Response Team was called out.
A short time later the individuals in the residence came out and two men were taken into police custody.
One on a warrant and the other for multiple warrants and investigation of unlawful use of a weapon.
Protzman said 23-year-old Michael Wright was arrested on warrants and an investigation charge and 59-year-old Rick Courter was also taken into custody on a warrant.
Wednesday’s incident follows an investigation of shots fired last Friday in the 400 block of E. Highland St.
Protzman said officers responded around 3:45 Friday to Highland St. to investigate an assault involving a weapon.
He said officers determined that a suspect wanted in connection with the investigation was located at the Grand St. location and responded just before 5 p.m. Friday.
After trying to make contact and getting no response SRT was called in to try and make contact with the residents.
Protzman said the residents came out but the suspect they were looking for was not found inside.
Law enforcement officials did not clear the scene until 10 p.m. Friday, more than five hours later.
“Most of it was waiting on a search warrant to search the residence,” Protzman said. “All SRT was searching for was individuals to make sure the residence was clear, then it was turned over to investigators to search for any evidence of crime at that time.”
Police are still investigating the case. No word yet on any charges that may be filed.