Man accused of pulling knife on teens in park charged with assault
Frank Temple
Courtesy of Washtenaw County Jail
The 50-year-old Ypsilanti man accused of pulling a knife on a group of 13-year-olds was arraigned Wednesday on assault charges, police said.
Frank Temple was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, resisting arrest and assault and battery, court records indicate.
Police used a stun gun to subdue Temple when they were called to Ypsilanti's Riverside Park around 7:45 p.m. Monday and found him swinging a pocket knife at the kids, Sgt. Thomas Eberts said.
The man, who was intoxicated, took notice of the kids while they were fishing, police said.
“He was bothering them and wouldn’t leave them alone,” Eberts said.
Temple became upset, pulled out a small pocket knife and began swinging it at the Ypsilanti boy, Ypsilanti Township boy, Ann Arbor boy and Ypsilanti girl, all 13 years old, according to police.
Temple ignored warnings from police and refused to drop the knife, so the stun gun was used, Eberts said.
He was taken first to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and then to the Washtenaw County Jail. Temple was arraigned Wednesday and had a preliminary examination hearing set for July 2.
Jail records indicate Temple posted bond and is not currently in custody. Jail officials did not immediately know what the bond amount was but said Temple posted it and was turned over to Detroit police on warrants. The amount also was not available in court records.
Felonious assault is punishable by four years in prison or a fine of not more than $2,000, or both.
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
nickcarraweigh
Fri, Jun 21, 2013 : 3:13 p.m.
Mr. Temple posted bond at the Washtenaw Jail, then got shipped off to a Detroit jail. Mr. Temple may be expected to be somewhat resentful and frustrated on his return to his Ypsilanti lodgings. Whenever that turns out to be. His neighbors may want to bring him some brownies and stuff, or else leave town. They know him better than we do.
OLDTIMER3
Fri, Jun 21, 2013 : 12:27 p.m.
Kids aren't always so innocent. A few years ago in this same park a coworker was beaten severely by a group of 13-14 year olds. Bad enough he missed a few days work. Not saying this was the case here but you never know who started it.
Silly Sally
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 : 10:17 p.m.
Guess who is not coming home for dinner?
cinnabar7071
Fri, Jun 21, 2013 : 1:35 a.m.
My bad, I see he took a detour to Detroit. Our jail is much better, he's gonna find out posting bail was a bad idea.
cinnabar7071
Fri, Jun 21, 2013 : 1:31 a.m.
Since he posted bond I assume your talking about someone else.
Ricebrnr
Fri, Jun 21, 2013 : 12:13 a.m.
That there is a "home" at all may be a big assumption...
soggy waffle
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 : 8:51 p.m.
wow
jns131
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 : 9:25 p.m.
After seeing all the deleted comments? I too am going wow. Especially after looking at this guys picture. Scary.
Linda Peck
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 : 5:48 p.m.
Thanks for the picture. It should be posted on trees in parks and other prominent places.
MajorPaul
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 : 11:26 p.m.
If still at large, I would agree. However, he [was] in custody, and this crime, coupled with the warrants from Detroit, would indicate that Frank will be off the streets for a little while - if the courts take his crimes seriously, that is. You would think that threatening kids with a knife would be automatic time in the sin-bin, but there's no guarantee these days.
Honest Abe
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 : 5:12 p.m.
I have seen and walked by this guy before, and have spoke to him before when crossing paths with him while walking my dog. He did come across as being 'out there'. I'm very curious to hear what the bond is set for these days when a person is caught red handed for swinging a knife at children. Also, any information on which court and judge he appeared in front of is helpful too.