Police Arrest Subject of Nationwide Warrant

A Burnsville man accused of holding a gun to his neck and threatening to kill himself while his three young children were home has been arrested.

A nationwide arrest warrant was issued earlier in March for Michael Charles Holie, 33. He was arrested Saturday afternoon in Burnsville and is scheduled to appear in Dakota County District Court on Monday.  

The criminal complaint against Holie charges him with child endangerment and child neglect, both gross misdemeanors with maximum penalties of a year in jail and a $3,000 fine. He is also charged with reckless use of a firearm, a misdemeanor with a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.

Police say Holie was in the back yard of his Burnsville home with two friends last Sept. 25 when he picked up a pistol, held it to his throat and threatened to kill himself.

Holie’s three children, ages 2, 5 and 7, witnessed part of the ensuing struggle, and the 5-year-old was knocked over and bumped his head, according to the complaint. The 7-year-old told police that she saw her father holding the gun to his neck.

Holie admitted to police that he had been hospitalized earlier in September for a “suicide plan” and that he became angry when his two friends told him he hadn’t been serious about planning to kill himself, according to the complaint.  He also told officers that he had been drinking on the day of the incident.