4/24/14 - Charges will be brought against a local man following an incident in Lyon Township that left one man wounded from a pellet gun. The 24-year-old New Hudson man is scheduled for arraignment on Monday in Oakland County District Court on assault and battery charges. Deputies with the Oakland County Sheriffâs Office Lyon Township substation responded to a residence shortly before 10:30pm on Sunday, April 13th following a report of an assault with a CO2 pellet gun. The office says a 42-year-old Lyon Township man was shot in the face and head, and had visible injuries to his mouth and nose along with a small bump consistent of a pellet strike. Police say the victim stated that he had been having problems with the other man, who lives in the area, and they were involved in a physical confrontation when the man pulled out the pellet gun and shot him in the face. The victim was treated at the scene by the Lyon Township Fire Department but refused further medical attention. Police say the suspect fled the scene following the incident but later turned himself in at the substation. (TD)
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