UPPER PENINSULA, Mich. (WZMQ) – A man from Woodridge, Illinois has been arrested for allegedly committing felony offenses across multiple counties in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
On July 14, 22-year-old Daniel Allard led Gogebic County deputies on a pursuit after fleeing a traffic stop. The pursuit was eventually terminated. However, a trooper from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Wakefield Post was stationed on M-28 in Ontonagon County near Bergland to potentially deploy stop-sticks on the vehicle if the pursuit had come in his direction.
After the pursuit was terminated, the trooper went to retrieve the stop-sticks from the roadway. When doing so, Allard appeared, driving eastbound on M-28 at a high rate of speed. As he approached, he changed lanes and drove directly toward the trooper at a very high rate of speed, seemingly trying to hit the trooper with his vehicle. The trooper ran down the embankment near the shoulder of the highway, and the vehicle proceeded eastbound on M-28.
Later that day, MSP and assisting law enforcement searched for Allard in Bergland Township, following a tip that he may have been in that area. Allard was not initially located.
On July 16, MSP received information that Allard may be in the L’Anse Township area. Through further investigation, it was found that he had broken into an unoccupied cabin in L’Anse Township near US-41 and Dog Patch Road. MSP personnel responded and safely took Allard into custody while he was still inside the cabin. While Allard had been at the cabin, he allegedly damaged property by cutting a garden hose in an attempt to siphon gasoline from an ORV. He is also accused of damaging a cabin window when breaking in. He had a firearm, which resulted in an additional criminal charge.
Allard was lodged in the Baraga County Jail. On July 17, he was arraigned on charges of first-degree home invasion, carrying a concealed weapon, and malicious destruction of property less than $200. His bond was set at $500,000 cash/surety, and his next court date is set for August 4.
Allard faces additional charges in Ontonagon County for assault with intent to do great bodily harm and resisting/obstructing a police officer. Charges are also being sought in Gogebic County for fleeing and eluding deputies.
MSP Wakefield and Calumet Posts were assisted by MSP Technical Services Unit, MSP Emergency Support Team, MSP K-9 Unit, MSP Aviation Unit, UPSET, MSP Eighth District Traffic Safety Team, MSP NRCC Dispatch, MSP Michigan Intelligence Operations Center, Baraga County Sheriff’s Office, Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office, Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Office, Michigan DNR, Bay EMS, and Dynamite Towing.
