MIRI: A man ran amok at Kampung Muhibbah, Kuala Baram near here, leaving fellow villagers fearing for their lives in the early hours of yesterday.
The 35-year-old, who was armed with machetes, began his reign of rage at around 2am, said a source.
After what is believed to be 12 hours of shouting, yelling and screaming, villagers finally caved and called the police.
A team from the Criminal Investigation Department rushed to the scene and it took the police about an hour to persuade the suspect to surrender — all the while, behaving aggressively towards the law enforcers.
The man was later brought to the police station for questioning. Police also seized a pair of machetes.
The case is being investigated under Section 506 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation.
