Police arrest man for armed assault in Battle Creek

The Battle Creek Police Department has arrested a 31-year-old man for armed assault early Saturday morning.

Police say officers were called to respond to a disturbance near South 23rd Street and Territorial Road around 3:00 A.M. Saturday morning. A caller told authorities she saw a suspect armed with an AR-15 rifle. At the scene, officers spoke to the caller and the suspect.

A 27-year-old woman told police the man threatened her with a rifle and pushed her face. She also says two women assaulted her with a liquor bottle and fired a handgun several times, striking her vehicle. Officers tried to search for the two women, but did not locate them…

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