UPDATE 4/25/24 8:30 a.m.
The Mason County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday identified the 40-year-old Pinconning man as Daniel James Bendtsen.
Bendtsen was arraigned on the following charges:
Two (2) counts of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Felony Assault)—4 year/$2,000
Two (2) counts Weapons-Felony Firearm—2 year
Weapons-Carrying Concealed While Under the Influence (Misdemeanor) 93 day/$100
Weapons—Firearms—Brandishing In Public (Misdemeanor) 90 days/$100
Bendtsen is at the Mason County Jail on a $100,000.00 cash/surety bond.
4/24/24 9:19 a.m.
MASON COUNTY — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that a 40-year-old Pinconning man has been arrested after a brief standoff at a hotel.
On April 23 at 6:23 p.m., law enforcement personnel were called to the Comfort Inn on US10 regarding a man with a gun who had reportedly threatened two guests to the hotel.
Mason County deputies and Michigan State Police troopers responded to the call.
After interviewing the two victims and viewing hotel security video, it was determined there was a person in the hotel with a handgun, deputies said.
Law enforcement established a location within the hotel where the suspect was, and that area of the hotel was evacuated, deputies said.
Once the area was clear, officials were able to contact the suspect, and he turned himself over to deputies shortly after 9 p.m., deputies said. He was taken into custody without incident.
The man was arrested on charges related to felony assault and brandishing a firearm.
The case remains under investigation by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office.
