MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – An Eastpointe man has been sentenced in two cases involving the assault of his wife, and for trying to stab an officer with a screwdriver during a shoplifting arrest, officials said.
Joshua Mills, 32, was sentenced by Judge Richard L. Caretti on Thursday, April 16, after pleading no contest to the following charges, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office:
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Sterling Heights Case
- Assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder: 63 months to 20 years
- Two counts of assaulting, resisting, or obstructing a police officer: 2 to 4 years
- Second-degree retail fraud: 1 year
Eastpoint Case
- Assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder: 66 months to 20 years
- Domestic violence- second offense: 1 year
Officials said that in the first case, an officer attempted to arrest Mills for shoplifting at a Walmart in Sterling Heights when Mills allegedly tried to stab the officer with a screwdriver.
In the second case, Mills is accused of assaulting his wife in Eastpointe.
The sentences will run concurrently. Mills was credited with 193 days already served, according to the prosecutor’s office.
“Today’s sentencing reflects the seriousness of the defendant’s actions—violence against a spouse and an attack on law enforcement," said Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido. “This kind of conduct endangers not only individual victims, but the safety and order of our entire community.”