HOUGHTON, MI-- A domestic violence victim found safety in a Houghton auto parts store Tuesday
morning.
Houghton Police say around 8:15 a 34-year-old woman who was bleeding from a cut above her eye tried to enter Auto Zone on Memorial Drive. A man followed the woman and tried to enter the store. He was stopped at the door by an employee, who locked it, but not before the suspect threw a punch at him.
Police arrested 37-year-old Jeffery Perala of Painesdale and charged him with aggravated assault and assault and battery.
A preliminary hearing is set for April 27.
