BATTLE CREEK, MI A man was arrested in Battle Creek this weekend after allegedly threatening a woman with a rifle and assaulting her. Officers were called to the scene of the incident after 3 a. m. on Saturday, Nov. 22, following a report of a man holding an AR-15 rifle in the 20th block of South 23rd Street, according to a news release. As officers made their way to the area, they were notified by dispatch that individuals were leaving the scene in a sports car. Officers stopped the vehicle and determined that the occupants were not involved in the incident, police said. After arriving at the scene, officers spoke with the suspect and the caller who reported the incident. A woman told police the suspect threatened her with the weapon and pushed her face. The 27-year-old woman also claimed she was attacked by two women, one of whom hit her with a liquor bottle. The other woman is accused of firing multiple shots from a handgun that hit the alleged victim’s vehicle, police said. Officers attempted to track down the two women accused of attacking the alleged victim but were unsuccessful. Police eventually located the AR-15 allegedly used in the incident concealed in a trash can on South 24th Street, and the 31-year-old man accused of threatening and attacking the woman was arrested on felony assault and felony weapons charges. The suspect also had multiple outstanding warrants, police said. The alleged victim was evaluated by LifeCare Ambulance, but she did not sustain any visible injuries, according to police. In addition to LifeCare Ambulance, the Battle Creek Police Department was assisted by the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office.
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