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Calumet suspect who threw knives at police arraigned in court

KERA News

HOUGHTON, MI— A 40-year-old Calumet man remains lodged in the Houghton County Jail, following a standoff with law enforcement Tuesday.

Andrey Petrov is charged with felony assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer. He’s accused of throwing knives at a Michigan State Police Emergency Support Team vehicle and aiming a firearm at a deputy during the incident. Petrov eventually surrendered to police.

He remains lodged in the Houghton County Jail on a $500,000 bond. His next hearing is set for October 16.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.