COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A Hillsdale attorney and one time candidate for a Michigan State House seat was formally charged in Branch County District Court on Monday in connection with an alleged attack against his girlfriend over the weekend.
32-year-old Daren Wiseley is facing charges of assault to do great bodily harm by strangulation and misdemeanor domestic violence.
According to Branch County court documents, Wiseley was arrested by Coldwater Police in the parking lot of the Taco Bell restaurant.
Court documents indicates the arrest came after a series of alleged arguments and physical confrontations between Wiseley and the woman which started hours earlier at their home in Hillsdale County.
Wiseley denied to police that he physically assaulted his girlfriend. Not guilty pleas were entered on his behalf during the arraignment.
Bond was set at $50,000. Wiseley was ordered not to have any contact with the alleged victim or be on her property if he should post bond.
He is scheduled to appear for a probable cause hearing on September 5 and for a preliminary examination on September 12.
Wiseley is a former Assistant Prosecutor in Hillsdale County who ran unsuccessfully in 2020 for the 58th District State House seat in the Republican Primary which was won by current State Representative Andrew Fink.
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