Police: Man stole friend's laptop then choked him
A 32-year-old Ypsilanti Township man faces numerous charges -- including assault by strangulation -- after he was accused of attacking another man who said he stole his laptop early Monday morning.
Christopher Moon Coady
Courtesy of WCSO
Deputies were called at 1 a.m. to a residence in the 2900 block of Washtenaw Avenue in Ypsilanti Township to investigate a report of the two men fighting, said Sgt. Geoff Fox the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office.
The two men had been inside the home watching movies on a laptop computer when the victim fell asleep. When he woke up, both Coady and the laptop were gone, police said.
"The victim went outside and found the suspect leaving the area but confronted him about the missing computer," Fox said in a release. "The suspect then began to punch the victim numerous times and grabbed him around the neck, choking him to the point of almost passing out."
The man tried to get away, but three different times police said Coady grabbed and choked him. After the third time, the victim was able to escape and call 911. Police arrested Coady a short time later in the area, Fox said.
He was arraigned the same day from the Washtenaw County Jail, where he continues to be held on a $25,000 cash or surety bond. Coady was appointed a public defender. A preliminary examination is scheduled for April 23.
John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
walker101
Wed, Apr 17, 2013 : 12:54 a.m.
Friends like him who needs enemies.
Brad
Tue, Apr 16, 2013 : 11:34 p.m.
PC or Mac? Enquiring minds you know.
djacks24
Tue, Apr 16, 2013 : 9:01 p.m.
So, did he have the laptop?
John Counts
Wed, Apr 17, 2013 : 12:31 p.m.
Police did not specify whether the laptop was located or not.
WalkingJoe
Tue, Apr 16, 2013 : 7:32 p.m.
I would venture to say this friendship might be over. Oh, and that's not meant to be funny smokeblwr.
Billy
Tue, Apr 16, 2013 : 6:32 p.m.
"He was arraigned the same day from the Washtenaw County Jail, where he continues to be held on a $25,000 cash or surety bond. " As usual the bond is an utter joke. Was it Morris? This man is suspected of attempted murder.....
4Bells
Wed, Apr 17, 2013 : 10:56 a.m.
Morris is gone, but her legacy, obviously, lives on...............
John Counts
Tue, Apr 16, 2013 : 6:42 p.m.
If you are referring to former circuit Judge Melinda Morris, she retired in January. Higher court judges don't set the initial bond. It is set by the district court magistrate during arraignment.
nvragain
Tue, Apr 16, 2013 : 6:16 p.m.
Cant wait to hear the rest of this story.