Man arrested after firing shot in Ypsilanti Township, deputies say

A man was arrested Friday after investigators say he followed a female acquaintance around Ypsilanti Township and fired a shot into the air.

Byron Maurice Taylor, 42, is charged with felonious assault, a Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department incident summary said.

Byron Maurice Taylor

Taylor is accused of firing the shot at about 4:45 p.m. in the area of Nash and Desoto streets in the West Willow neighborhood while the woman was attempting to get away from him.

He was arrested on Huron River Drive after she called 911 as he was walking toward her with the gun, the summary said. Deputies recovered the gun, the summary said.

Taylor was arraigned Saturday. He is being held on $25,000 cash bond, and a pre-trial has been scheduled for Dec. 2.