LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Mich. – Two people are accused of holding a woman against her will in a car for 3-4 hours and assaulting her with a wrench and pliers, police said.
Officers responded to a report of an assault in progress on Marshall Road near Nine Mile Road on April 18, according to a release from the Green Oak Township Police Department.
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A homeowner called 911 and told police that there was a woman at their door who had been severely beaten.
When officers arrived at the home, they saw that the victim had significant injuries on her face and hands. She also said her rib was injured.
“The victim was picked up voluntarily by two males in Pontiac under the guise of giving her a ride home,” police said.
But instead, the two people involuntarily held her in a car for 3-4 hours and “brutally assaulted” her with a wrench and pliers.
Police said the assault happened during the car ride and at multiple locations that the suspect had stopped at.
“After arriving near Marshall Rd and Nine Mile Rd, the suspects pulled over and forced the victim out of the vehicle, telling her to only walk south, which placed her walking toward a dark and less populated area,” police said. “She was threatened that if she went any other direction, she would be killed.”
Once the suspects appeared to leave the area, the woman went to the closest home for help.
The victim was taken to the hospital to be treated for broken bones and lacerations.
After getting the suspects’ description, officers identified the vehicle and the suspects.
Officers found the driver in the same vehicle the next morning. He was arrested and taken to the Livingston County Jail. Authorities say he was arraigned on several felonies.
The second suspect was arrested by Warren officers and transferred to the Livingston County Jail. As of Friday, April 24, police said the second suspect was set to be arraigned.
The investigation is ongoing.