4/20/13 - The charges against a man who police say brandished a weapon at a motorist while driving on US-23 last year in Hartland Township have been amended and he's also been sentenced in a separate case. 67-year-old Clarence Leroy Murphy Jr. of Flint was charged with two counts of carrying a concealed weapon for an incident last fall in Hartland Township. 53rd District Court records show prosecutors recently filed an amended complaint deleting one of the charges and amending the other to felonious assault. A driver told police she and her 12-year-old daughter were driving northbound on US-23 last October 29th when a minivan driven by Murphy tried to pass her near Crouse Road, then pulled alongside at which point he waived a handgun while laughing. An exam in the local case is scheduled for Wednesday. Meanwhile, Murphy pleaded guilty to an amended misdemeanor charge of assault and battery at a hearing this past week in Genesee County. He was originally facing assault with a dangerous weapon for a separate incident in Flint Township on September 6th. He was sentenced to 93 days in jail of time already served and that case is now closed. (JM)
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