Battle Creek Fight Escalates Quickly with Axe Attack

Some people in Michigan seem to have a taste for fighting, but bringing an axe into the situation crosses the line. A man in Battle Creek found that out the hard way.

Legal Items That Can Be Considered Weapons

It’s not just guns and knives that may be classified as weapons under Michigan law. Items such as blackjacks, brass knuckles, sandbags, sand clubs, slingshots, and throwing stars can also fall into this category, along with other restricted objects like billy clubs, tasers or stun guns, and certain types of batons.

Axes, chainsaws, drills, sledgehammers, and shovels are legal to own in Michigan, but they can be classified as dangerous or “deadly weapons” if they’re carried or used with the intent to harm someone. If concealed on a person or in a vehicle with unlawful intent, these otherwise ordinary tools may be treated as prohibited weapons under the law.

There have been some unusual items used as weapons in Michigan, ranging from a tractor used to pin a suspect to the ground during a neighbor dispute, to TSA agents confiscating a Freddy Krueger glove at an airport. In another incident, hot soup was even used as a weapon in a mall.

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Battle Creek Lives Up to Name After Axe Altercation

According to FOX17, a fight broke out Saturday night in Battle Creek when a man allegedly pulled out an axe and attacked a 40-year-old man. The 44-year-old suspect reportedly injured the victim in the chest and elbow, sending him to the hospital. The two men knew each other, and the suspect is now in police custody.

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Police are still investigating the case.

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