An Independence Township man suspected in a Dec. 8 stabbing incident in Pontiac was apprehended by Oakland County Sheriff deputies after a car chase through Orion and Independence townships.
Bryan Duncan, 34, was arraigned the same day with bond set at $75,000, according to Sgt. William Ware of the Pontiac Police Department.
Information on an upcoming court date was not immediately available.
Deputy Mark Mackie, of the Orion Township sheriff substation, said Duncan will also be prosecuted on charges of fleeing and eluding and unlawful entry.
According to Pontiac police, the stabbing incident took place at Jack’s Bar on the north side of the city at about 10:37 a.m. During an argument, Duncan allegedly cut the right side of a 34-year-old man’s throat then fled in his vehicle.
A quick ‘be on the lookout? dispatch reached Mackie, who formerly worked in Independence Township and had previous contact with the suspect. He and another deputy spotted Duncan’s car on westbound Clarkston road and pursued.
Numerous Independence Township patrol cars joined the chase from Clintonville Road. The suspect turned south on Sashabaw Road, east on Maybee, north on Clintonville and into a private driveway. Duncan ran into the residence, where deputies arrested him.
Mackie said two patrol cars made contact with the suspect’s vehicle. The first was when an Orion deputy attempted a ‘pit maneuver? to stop the vehicle on Sashabaw Road near I-75. The second was to pin the vehicle in the private driveway, Mackie said.
No one was injured during the chase or the apprehension, Mackie said.