On Feb. 14, 2024 at approximately 6:22 a.m., a 26 year-old Battle Creek man entered the bond lobby of the Calhoun County Jail. He was holding a knife in his hand, and he began pounding on the entry door to the interior of the jail. Corrections deputies noticed he was holding a knife and requested additional law enforcement assistance via Calhoun County Dispatch. The man began to break into the ATM located in the lobby area. Corrections deputies electronically locked the exterior door, and the man was unable to escape. Battle Creek Police Department officers made contact with the individual from the exterior of the building, and he eventually surrendered and was escorted into the jail. Calhoun County Sheriff Steve Hinkley said Corrections staff did an excellent job handling the situation and coordinating with BCPD to safely resolve this incident.
