8/1/14 - A Hartland man is facing felony charges following a domestic dispute in which he allegedly threatened a woman with a gun. 34-year-old Weston Gabriel King is being charged with felonious assault and domestic violence in Livingston County Circuit Court. He is being held on a $25,000 bond, which carried the conditions that he must surrender his weapons to the Michigan State Police as well as vacate and stay off the premises of his own home. On July 29th, troopers from the Brighton Post and deputies from the Livingston County Sheriffâs Department were called out to a residence on Montgomery Drive regarding a physical domestic dispute involving a handgun. Upon arrival, police say they were met by a female outside who stated she and King, who was still indoors, were having an argument when he pointed a handgun at her and threatened to shoot her. The female also advised there was a child in the residence and the man had taken a large amount of prescription drugs. Officers took tactical positions and utilized a patrol car public address system to order King from the residence. He exited the home unarmed and with the child. Police say he was taken into custody without issue, and the child was turned over to the female. (TD)
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