Assault suspect flees scene, 18-month-old found with family
HOLLAND TWP. — The suspect in an assault Saturday, March 25, in Holland Township fled, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office.
Crisis negotiators attempted to make contact with the armed suspect — identified by police as Xavier Rose, 19, of Holland — in an apartment complex off 136th Avenue in Holland Township for some time. Police eventually determined Rose had fled.
Police sent a statement to media at 2 p.m. Saturday, saying OCSO was investigating a critical incident in the 13000 block of Westwood Lane. Deputies were called to the scene after an 18-year-old Holland woman escaped the apartment and contacted police.
The woman said she'd been in a domestic relationship with Rose and was assaulted. She said Rose was armed with a firearm and knife. When police entered the apartment, they found Rose and an 18-month-old child believed to be inside were gone.
The woman received minor injuries during the assault. Investigators located the 18-month-old with family of Rose. The child was unharmed and reunited with her mother. The whereabouts of Rose remained unknown Monday morning.
He's described as a Black man, approximately 5 feet and 8 inches tall, and between 180 and 200 pounds. He has short curly hair with light facial hair.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office or Silent Observer at 1-877-88-SILENT.
— Contact editor Cassandra Lybrink at clybrink@hollandsentinel.com. Follow her on Twitter @CassLybrink.
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