MILLARD COUNTY, Utah, Dec. 31, 2017 (Gephardt Daily) — A man is in custody after he reportedly physically assaulted a woman and made threats against her and law enforcement prompting a SWAT standoff near Delta Saturday morning.
Michael Eric Kalarney, 51, has been booked into the Millard County Jail for second-degree felony terroristic threat and third-degree felony aggravated assault, according to a news release from the Millard County Sheriff’s Office.
Other criminal charges may be screened by the Millard County Attorney’s Office.
Police were called to a home in a rural area a few miles north west of Delta at approximately 9 a.m. after a woman reported a male acquaintance physically assaulted her in her home, the news release said.
“As deputies arrived and contacted the woman a short distance from her residence, she disclosed that a man she had acquainted with had become intoxicated in the night and physically assaulted her,” the news release said. “Deputies observed minor injuries. She further shared that the man had also pointed firearms at her. She was able to get out of the residence while calling the Sheriff’s Office. She reported that at that time, the man yelled from the residence that he would shoot any responding law enforcement.”
More deputies were dispatched and a containment of the area was made, the news release said. Given the nature of the call and information that the suspect had loaded rifles available to him, Utah County Metro SWAT was summoned. Utah Highway Patrol and the Division of Natural Resources also responded.
When SWAT arrived and deployed, the suspect appeared outside the residence, walked towards deputies and surrendered peacefully, then was taken into custody. Soon after, weapons matching the description offered by the victim were located outside very near where the suspect had appeared.
“We are thankful for the safety of the victim, the peaceful ending to this encounter, and for the assistance rendered to us by our fellow law enforcement agencies,” the news release concluded.
