Accused shoplifter charged with attempting to stab officer with screwdriver

A Michigan man accused of shoplifting from a Walmart store is facing a slew of felony charges after he allegedly tried to stab a police officer with a screwdriver in a scuffle outside the store.

Joshua Mills, 32, of Eastpointe, faces charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, retail fraud and two counts of resisting arrest as police tried to investigate a shoplifting report at the store, Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido said.

Sterling Heights police were called Sunday to the Walmart on Van Dyke Road after employees alleged someone left the store without paying for merchandise. When police arrived at the store, authorities said Mills ran off. An officer pursued Mills and deployed a Taser…

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