HOUGHTON — A Houghton County man was found guilty on all counts, including a felony charge of resisting and obstructing a police officer, after a one-day trial in Houghton County Circuit Court Thursday.

Douglas Makela, 33, is also facing an investigation for allegedly threatening a witness in his case.

The two-year felony charge stemmed from a Sept. 17, 2022 incident in Calumet Township. The jury also found Makela guilty of a misdemeanor charge of disturbing the peace from the same incident.

Helmer noted that the 2-year-old case is part of the inherited backlog his office is still clearing after he began serving as prosecutor in December.

“This was Houghton County’s first felony trial in many years, due to staffing issues, COVID and the instability in the Prosecutor’s Office prior to my taking office,” Houghton County Prosecutor Dan Helmer said

Judge Fraser Strome revoked Makela’s bond and ordered him taken into the custody of the Houghton County Sheriff’s Department.

Makela is also facing another investigation after a witness at trial indicated Makela had threatened to harm both her and the arresting officers if he was convicted.

That investigation is ongoing, Helmer said.