The Lapeer County Sheriff Department has arrested a man and woman after an alleged home invasion in Lapeer County, that escalated into a police chase and a standoff.
A 59-year-old woman who lives in Lapeer County’s Oregon Township called 911 around 1:20 p.m. Tuesday to report finding a man inside her home.
Police say the man walked out and she watched him leave the area while on the phone with 911. The woman provided authorities with the description of a pickup truck that picked up the man, who was later identified as 35-year-old Nathan Sackey of Holly.
The Lapeer County Sheriff’s Office spotted the truck a short time later with the pickup truck speeding off when deputies attempted to make a traffic stop, leading to a short police on a chase.
he chase ended when the pickup truck driver lost control of the vehicle while trying to make a turn and left the roadway.
Sackey, a passenger in the truck, bailed out of the truck and claimed he was armed with a weapon.
Police say he reached into his clothing several times, pretending that he was grabbing the weapon, before getting back into the truck and making statements about harming himself.
Police say he was safely taken into custody after a short foot pursuit where police found a knife, which they believe Sackey was carrying.
He was arraigned Wednesday on one count of first-degree home invasion and one count of resisting arrest. He remained in the Lapeer County Jail on $100,000 bond.
Police also arrested the woman driving the truck, 31-year-old Jaclyn King of Warren, on one count of third-degree fleeing and eluding police.
She remained in jail Thursday after arraignment on $25,000 bond.
