(WWJ) A Northern Michigan man is jailed on a long list of charges in connection with an alleged attack on his family, according to Michigan State Police.
Nathan Eli Stickney of Mancelona was arraigned last week in 87-B District Court in Kalkaska County on one count Assault with Intent to Murder, one count Home Invasion First Degree, one count Assault with Intent to do Great Bodily Harm less than Murder, one count Dangerous Weapon/Carry with Unlawful Intent, two counts Assault with a Deadly Weapon, one count Felony Firearms, one count Fourth Degree Flee & Elude, and one count Resisting and Obstructing Police.
The 42-year-old was arrested the evening on Friday, April 5, following a series of events that began with a confrontation between Stickney and his wife a home in Antrim County.
According to MSP, the evening of Thursday, April 4, Stickney intentionally drove his vehicle into his wife's several times, while she and their children were in his wife's vehicle.
Later that same evening at their home in Cold Springs Township, Stickney allegedly assaulted his wife while their children were present. The kids ran to family member's home next door and Stickney followed them, MSP said.
Stickney returned to his home a short time later, kicked in the door, retrieved, and loaded a 50-caliber muzzle loader. He then went back to the family's home next door where he pointed the gun at a person through a window, MSP said. Stickney then allegedly kicked in their door, pointed the gun at a man and threatened to kill him.
The victim fought Stickney off, and injured his hand while trying to keep the gun pointed away from him.
After that, Stickney left the house, shot the gun one time in the air, and fled the scene in his vehicle before officers arrived, MSP said.
The next morning, Kalkaska County Sheriff's deputies spotted Stickney and tried to pull him over.
He fled, but stopped in a parking lot where police said he was taken into custody "after a brief struggle."
As of Monday, MSP Stickney remained lodged in the Kalkaska County Jail on a $100,000 bond. His next court appearance is scheduled for April 22.
