Men Arraigned in Connection with Café Stabbing

Shelby-Utica Patch reported that a West Bloomfield Township man was charged Monday in connection with the stabbing of a relative Saturday night.

Saad Bahoda, 42, was arraigned in 41-A District Court on charges of felonious assault and attempted murder after the incident at Sweetjane Cafe in Shelby Township. A $100,000 cash or surety bond was set for Bahoda.

Dylan Elias, 18, of Shelby Township was also arraigned in 41-A District Court on an assault and battery charge. A $1,000 bond was set for Elias.

Both men are due back in court on Sept. 12 at 1:30 p.m. Shelby Township Police Chief Robert Lehman said Bahoda is Elias' uncle and the two got into a fight with another family member, a 17-year-old from Shelby Township.

According to police, the fight started with an argument around 10 p.m. in the parking lot of Sweetjane Cafe, located on Market Street near Costco on Hall Road. Lehman said the fight escalated to pushing and shoving and then Bahoda pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim in the neck.

The victim's wound was not life-threatening, Lehman said.

Elias was arrested shortly after the stabbing and Bahoda was arrested at his West Bloomfield Township home on the 2600 block of Elizabeth later that night.

Tim Rath contributed to this report.