A car chase from Oxford Township to Independence Township last week resulted in accusations of assault with a long knife in connection with an attempted drug deal.
As a result, Jack Leroy-Daniel Drumbeater, 19, of Oxford Township, was arraigned in front of a weekend magistrate on charges of felonious driving and felonious assault with an edged weapon, according to Oakland County Sheriff reports.
Drumbeater allegedly chased another vehicle from Oxford Township to the area of Sashabaw and Clarkston roads shortly after 10 p.m., reports said. He then passed the second vehicle and forced it to turn onto Sally Road, a dead-end road.
The driver of the second vehicle said Drumbeater got out of his car, jumped on the second vehicle and tried to assault him with a long knife through the windshield.
The suspect then fled, and responding deputies found the second vehicle’s windshield smashed.
After speaking to the victim and learning Drumbeater’s identity, Independence Township deputies asked for assistance from Oxford Township deputies, who later apprehended drumbeater.
In an interview with Independence detectives, Drumbeater confessed to the car chase, saying one of his passengers desired to purchase marijuana from the second driver, reports said.
Drumbeater also confessed to the attack on the windshield, but said he used a dumbbell to do the damage.
Drumbeater’s bond was set at $10,000, reports said, but information on a court date was not immediately available.