Charges Possible in Handy Township Pizza Delivery Dispute

1/7/13 - A man could face aggravated assault charges after a confrontation during a pizza delivery in Handy Township. The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department says the incident occurred December 26th when a pizza man attempted to make a delivery on Jamerlea Lane, northwest of Fowlerville. According to police reports, the driver had difficulty finding a place to park and asked a neighbor who was shoveling her driveway if he could park there. She agreed, but witnesses said the man who ordered the pizza saw the deliveryman park at the wrong house and began to yell at him. An argument then ensued between the man who ordered the pizza and the neighbor. Others, including the neighbor’s husband and another adult from the same house, were said to have joined in the argument. Police say the third man produced a handgun from his car and is alleged to have verbally threatened the man who had ordered the pizza. There is debate over whether the air pistol was actually raised or not but the sheriff’s department was called out to the scene and took the man with the weapon into custody without incident. He was released on January 4th after a court hearing about a possible probation violation and it’s unknown if he will face charges any charges in connection with the incident. (JK)