IDAHO MAN ARRESTD FOLLOWING BRIEF ATTEMPT TO ELUDE NEAR BURNS
Posted: June 11th, 2010 2:29 PM
Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers, with the assistance of Burns Police Department, located and took into custody Friday morning a reported suicidal man armed with a handgun north of Burns. After the man was evaluated by local mental health professionals he was lodged in the Harney County Jail.
On June 11, 2010 at approximately 11:50 a.m. Harney County 9-1-1 received a report of a suicidal person who was threatening to kill himself with a handgun. The report also indicated that if police tried to stop that person they "would be sorry". OSP Senior Trooper Tim Thomas, Trooper Andrew McClary, and Burns Police Officer Shawn Heiser were looking for the man and associated black Ford Excursion last seen north of Burns.
Senior Trooper Thomas and Officer Heiser spotted the vehicle and attempted to stop it. The driver didn't stop and continued driving eastbound on Highway 20 reaching only speeds up to 55 mph. After about three miles, the vehicle ran out of gas near an ODOT scale house where officers took the 47-year old driver into custody. No firearm was found in the vehicle.
Following an evaluation by local mental health professionals, MICHAEL A. CILUAGE from Boise, Idaho was lodged in the Harney County Jail for Felony Attempt to Elude in a Vehicle, Reckless Driving, and Unlawful Possession of over an Ounce of Marijuana.
No photographs available for this release.
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