COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A Hillsdale man was formally charged on Tuesday in connection with an alleged assault on a woman in the Village of Quincy back on October 31, 2022.
38-year-old Brice Avery Staley was charged during a Branch County District Court arraignment with a felony count of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder or by strangulation along with two misdemeanor counts of domestic violence.
The arraignment took place on the same day Staley was scheduled to appear for a preliminary exam in a separate domestic violence and assault case.
According to court documents from the latest case, Staley was accused of threatening to kill the woman after they got into an argument while they were in his pickup truck in the area of Lukesport and Briggs Road. Documents also state he allegedly he punched and choked her.
Charges were filed by prosecutors following an investigation by the Branch County Sheriff’s Department.
Bond was set at $200,000 and Staley was ordered not to have any contact with the alleged victim if he should post bond.
A probable cause hearing was scheduled for January 17 with a preliminary exam set for January 24.
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