A late-night drive from Pontiac to Green Oak Township turned into a nightmare, according to police, who say two men held a woman in their car for hours and repeatedly beat her with tools before she fled to a stranger’s front door for help.
Investigators say the woman was assaulted with pliers and a wrench during the ordeal and suffered multiple broken bones and deep cuts. One suspect was arrested the next morning while driving the same vehicle officers were searching for, and the second was picked up in Warren, according to police. The case is still very much open.
Police account of the ordeal
Green Oak Township police told WXYZ the men allegedly picked the woman up in Pontiac and held her in their car for about three to four hours, stopping several times along the way while continuing to assault her as they drove toward Green Oak Township.
According to officers, the suspects eventually pulled off near Marshall Road and Nine Mile Road, then forced the woman to walk south into a darker area while threatening to kill her if she tried to go another way. Police say she managed to break away and run to a nearby home, where the homeowner called 911.
Legal context in Michigan
Michigan law treats aggravated assaults and crimes involving people in domestic relationships as serious felonies, and lawmakers recently expanded which offenses can be charged as domestic-related. The Michigan Legislature’s record on Public Act 199 of 2023 lays out those added offenses and penalties, which prosecutors may look to when considering charges in cases involving repeated assaults with weapons…