9/25/13 - Despite requests from the victim, a no-contact court order stands for a Unadilla Township man charged with assault after a Labor Day domestic dispute. 23-year-old Eric Puckett appeared in 53rd District Court for a pre-trial hearing this week and rejected a plea offer from prosecutors. He was charged with aggravated assault/domestic violence following the incident that occurred on September 2nd in which he is accused of throwing a patio chair at a woman and striking her in the face at a home on Doyle Road. Unadilla Township Police say were dispatched to Chelsea Hospital for a report of a woman receiving facial injuries from an altercation in which alcohol was suspected to have been a contributing factor. Puckett was previously ordered to have no contact with the victim or children in the case. However, that victim addressed the court during the recent hearing to request that the no contact order be lifted â a request that was denied by Judge Carol Sue Reader. If no plea agreement is ultimately reached then Puckettâs case is scheduled for jury selection October 4th. (JM)
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