MACKINAW CITY - On Wednesday, Dec. 25 around 5:50 p.m., officers from the Mackinaw City Police Department were sent to a gas station on a report of a man assaulting a person with a saw, as well as trying to run that person over with a vehicle, police said.
Upon further investigation, officers said the saw used in the assault was a circular saw taped to a wooden 2x4 board.
The 45-year-old suspect, from Ann Arbor, fled the scene in his vehicle but was found shortly after near the downtown area, police said. He was taken into custody on several charges.
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Investigating officers learned the suspect was on probation from Washtenaw County.
He is being held at the Cheboygan County Jail awaiting arraignment.