Knife-wielding Teen Charges at Clinton Township Police

A 16-year-old boy could face multiple assault charges after police say he threatened residents in his group home with a kitchen knife and attacked a Clinton Township officer who was attempting to restrain him. 

Police responded to a home on East Price at around 4:25 p.m. Feb. 22 for the report of an individual threatening others with a knife.

When officers arrived at the home, the teen was in the front yard holding a large kitchen knife, which he threw at the windshield of the patrol car before running toward one of the officers, according to police.

In the ensuing struggle, the teen hit a Clinton Township officer in the face and continued to spit and kick at officers as he was cuffed and placed in the back of a patrol car, police say.  

While attempting to restrain him, officers say he was screaming and foaming at the mouth. He was not arrested but taken to McLaren Macomb for an evaluation. A care worker at the teen’s group home told police the teen has a history of mental health issues, according to the report.

Police say they intend to pursue charges of assault and battery on a police officer with injury, and assault with a dangerous weapon against the teen.

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