Police say he instructed his wife to take his vehicle and leave the residence. East Lansing police stopped the vehicle around the intersection of Lake Lansing Road and Pollard Avenue. 

The suspect’s wife told police the suspect was alone in his home. 

The Special Response Team, or SRT, was on the scene with Michigan State Bomb Squad standing by as a precaution. The surrounding residences were evacuated. 

There were no explosives found after police and police K9s searched the residence, but they did find evidence from the robbery in Lansing Township.

Meridian Township Lt. Greg Fenger said no crime was committed in Meridian and the suspect was arrested for the incident in Lansing Township.

Fenger said the incident was handled well and a peaceful outcome was the best police could hope for.

“We’re relieved obviously, no one was hurt,” he said.

Neighboring resident Deanna Mitchell said she got a text while at work that a situation was unfolding near her home. Her 15-year-old son, Cylus Hill, was home by himself. 

Police told her the safest course of action for her son was to stay inside and lock the doors until the situation was resolved.

Later, detectives and SRT brought Hill outside to be with his mother and out of the evacuated area. 

“I was sitting in the living room and saw police with guns out the window,” Hill said. 

After hours of negotiations, the suspect voluntarily surrendered to police and was taken away in an ambulance. Police say the suspect was cooperative throughout the negotiations.