SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — South Haven Police have released the identity of a suspect who reportedly made threats and then ran from police on Tuesday, May 31.
Authorities say that additional warrants were authorized for 33-year-old Benjamin William Ewart, for prior incidents including a separate felonious assault with a dangerous weapon/habitual offender and also a misdemeanor larceny.
The most recent incident happened around 4:00 p.m. in the 16000 block of 77th Street near Blue Star Highway in South Haven Township.
Police were called on reports of a suspect that was possibly armed with a gun and “making assaultive threats.” When officers arrived, the suspect was uncooperative and would not follow commands given to him by officers.
He reportedly ran into a home on the street. A witness later told officers the he was seen running toward the beach. Police say officers started looking for the suspect. They established a perimeter and used several K-9 teams. They also got a search warrant for the home and closed part of 77th Street, but the suspect has not yet been found.
Police are asking anyone with information on his whereabouts to contact the South Haven Police Department at 269-637-5151, or Van Buren County Dispatch at 269-657-3101.
