On Jan. 11, at approximately 10:05 a.m., Russell RCMP received a report from INTERPOL that an online social media account, associated to a resident of Russell, had uttered threatening comments via various social media platforms towards law enforcement personnel, government officials and medical professionals.
An investigation was quickly conducted to determine the identity of the account holder and from where the threats originated.
On Jan. 12, after having identified the suspect and knowing his violent history with police encounters, officers contacted an adult at his residence and attempted to have the accused turn himself in. When this effort failed, officers attended to the home, located on Memorial Avenue South in Russell, to affect an arrest.
Officers knocked on the door to which a 42-year-old man answered and when he was advised that he was under arrest for Uttering Threats, he immediately became combative and resisted being taken into custody.
The suspect, who fought with officers, was physically brought under control, but not before one of the suspect’s dogs attempted to intervene by biting one of the officers on the leg. The officer suffered only a superficial injury before the dogs could be contained.
Michael Jae Man, 42, of Russell, was remanded into custody for a court appearance scheduled January 16, 2023, in Brandon where he will face charges of Uttering Threats, Resisting Arrest and Assaulting a Police Officer x4.
INTERPOL, the International Criminal Police Organization is an inter-governmental organization with 195 member countries. INTERPOL helps police in member countries to work together to share and access data on crimes and criminals.
Russell RCMP continue to investigate.
