HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Three men and a teenager have been charged following an incident at a retail store in Holland Township, where a store employee was threatened with a handgun.
According to the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to the store on North Park Drive on Sunday evening after a man allegedly displayed a firearm in response to an employee confronting a group about their behavior. After the threat was made, the group left the store.
Authorities located the suspects during a traffic stop near Stanton Street and US-31, where one individual attempted to flee before being apprehended. Another resisted arrest, while two others were taken into custody without incident.
The suspects were identified as Emmanuel Morales-Chavez, 20, and Eduardo Miranda-Centeno, 40, both of West Olive, and Cein Velazquez-Rodriguez, 31, also of West Olive. Morales-Chavez faces charges of felonious assault, carrying a concealed weapon, and brandishing a firearm in public. His bond was set at $10,000 cash or surety. Miranda-Centeno was charged with three counts of resisting and obstructing police officers, while Velazquez-Rodriguez faces two counts of the same charge. Both men also had bonds set at $10,000 and $5,000, respectively.
A 17-year-old, whose identity has not been released due to his status as a minor, was arrested and booked into the juvenile detention center on firearms-related charges.
All bonds have been posted, according to the sheriff’s office.
Investigators continue to look into the incident. Anyone with additional information is urged to contact the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office at 616-738-4000 or Silent Observer at 1.877.88.SILENT (745368) or mosotips.com.
