COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A Bronson man is facing three charges following a violent domestic dispute and an angry confrontation with police Tuesday afternoon.
28-year-old Trent Joseph Smith was formally arraigned in Branch County District Court Wednesday on charges of malicious destruction of fire or police property, assaulting, resisting or obstructing a police officer and domestic violence.
According to Branch County court records, Smith was previously convicted of assault back in 2008.
Court documents say Smith allegedly struck a woman with a closed fist numerous times during the domestic incident. Police were called by a young teenage boy who witnessed what happened. Smith fled but was later detained by police. Court documents also state that Smith allegedly kicked the rear window of a Bronson patrol car with both feet.
He was later tasered by Bronson Police Chief Stephen Johnson after resisting Branch County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Jim Holt.
Bond was set at $35,000. A probable cause hearing was scheduled for October 12 with a preliminary exam October 18, 2017.
