Published: 7/6/2022 - ARK

OVER THE WEEKEND, SEVERAL AGENCIES WERE INVOLVED IN A STANDOFF WITH A WANTED MAN ON I-65, AFTER HE THREATENED LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH EXPLOSIVES. THE SEARCH LED TO A STAND-OFF ON THE INTERSTATE NEAR THE TENNESSEE RIVER BRIDGE WHICH SHUT DOWN TRAFFIC FOR SEVERAL HOURS SUNDAY EVENING AND LED TO DETOURS ONTO HIGHWAY 31. MORE DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED CONCERNING THE SUBJECT: LIMESTONE COUNTY AUTHORITIES INDICATE THE FLORIDA MAN, MICHAEL DAVID KINNEY, AGE 50 OR ORANGE CITY, WAS TRAVELING TO ATHENS AFTER MAKING THREATS DIRECTED AT THE LIMESTONE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE. KINNEY WAS A PREVIOUS RESIDENT OF LIMESTONE COUNTY AND HAD PREVIOUSLY INTERACTED WITH THE SHERIFFS OFFICE. BOMB SQUAD, SWAT, AND NUMEROUS AGENCIES ASSISTED IN THE SEARCH AND ARREST AND WERE ABLE TO APPREHEND THE SUSPECT AND CLEAR THE VEHICLE SAFELY WITH NO THREAT TO THE PUBLIC. HE IS NOW BEING HELD AT LIMESTONE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER.