An attorney in Troy faces felony charges, accused of assaulting Macomb County Sheriff's deputies at the county courthouse last fall stemming from a bitter dispute with her ex-husband.
Cynthia Lardner, 53, formerly of Sterling Heights, was arraigned last week on on one count of assault on a police officer causing injury, five counts of assaulting a police officer and/or resisting arrest and one count of disturbing the peace, according to court documents. Lardner pleaded not guilty through her attorney, Elias Muawad. She is free on a $5,000 personal bond.
Macomb County Sheriff's Department Lt. John Michalke said that Lardner became disorderly during an Oct. 10 hearing for her custody case with a Friend of the Court referee. One deputy was treated for minor injuries, Michalke said.
The charge of assault causing injury is punishable by up to four years in prison while the five additional resisting/assault counts are punishable by up to two years in prison.
Lardner will return to court for pretrial on Sept. 4. According to the State Bar of Michigan website, Lardner is a therapist, counselor and educational consultant who was licensed as an attorney in 1984.
Court records show she and Michael Lardner married in 1994 and that Michael Lardner filed for divorce in 2002. A personal protection order sought in 2004 by Cynthia Lardner against her ex-husband was denied by a judge.
Court records show that the couple have three children together; a 17-year-old daughter, a 15-year-old son, and a 14-year-old daughter.
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