2/5/14 - After rejecting a plea deal, a trial date has been set for a Brighton man charged with assault and unlawful imprisonment. 46-year-old Daniel Robert Phillips is charged with one count each of unlawful imprisonment and assault with a deadly weapon, plus two charges of felony firearms. The Livingston County Prosecutorâs Office placed a deal on the record last week, but that was rejected by Phillips. Heâll now head to trial April 7th. The charges stem from an incident August 15th involving a woman that police say Phillips assaulted at a residence on Kensington Road in Brighton Township. She said he confronted her about money he believed she owed him. Thatâs when she says he threatened her with a gun and tied her to a chair, then later released her. Under cross-examination, the woman admitted that Phillips had given her money for pills and that her failure to deliver them was the reason for Phillips actions. If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison. (JK)
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