CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, MI – A man is now in jail after allegedly stabbing his wife in a vehicle and then chasing her outside as she attempted to flee.
The 38-year-old Topinabee man then allegedly fled police in a vehicle while drunk, according to Michigan State Police at the Gaylord post.
The victim underwent emergency surgery at a nearby hospital and is expected to make a full recovery, police said.
The alleged felonious assault occurred in a vehicle in Tuscarora Township near Indian River on Saturday evening, Jan. 18, police said. The husband allegedly stabbed his wife during the assault. She was then able to get free and run from the vehicle. However, the man allegedly chased her and continued the assault using the knife. He then fled the scene in the vehicle, police said.
An MSP trooper then responded to the area and located the fleeing suspect’s vehicle shortly after midnight on Straits Highway, police said. The trooper attempted a traffic stop but the suspect fled, initiating a pursuit.
The northbound suspect vehicle turned onto Topinabee Mail Route Road and continued until reaching Mullet Burt Road, where police had laid stop sticks, a tire deflation device, police said. The suspect was able to avoid the stop sticks and turn right to continue east on Mullet Burt Road. He then turned left to travel north on South Extension Road.
The pursuit continued to the intersection of South Extension and Riggsville roads, where the trooper performed the “precision immobilization technique,” police said. The trooper’s PIT block caused the suspect driver to lose control of his vehicle and go into a ditch. The suspect was taken into custody.
The suspect is lodged at Cheboygan County Jail. He faces charges of fleeing and eluding, and operating while intoxicated third offense. Additional charges are being sought in the assault.
Tuscaroa Township Police began the initial investigation into the assault. Mackinaw City Police Department assisted in the chase and laid the stop sticks. Cheboygan County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the pursuit and arrest of the suspect.
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