The Oakland County Sheriff's Office said deputies found more than 100 guns in a Rochester Hills home when they arrested a 68-year-old man Tuesday after he allegedly tried to kill his wife.
Deputies were responding to a domestic assault call at the home in the 2500 block of John R Road. The woman was talking with her husband in the bedroom of the home when he got up and said he was going to kill her and grabbed her around the neck, according to the Sheriff's Office. She was able to get away from him and retreated to the basement to call 911.
While on the phone, her husband came down the stairs and pointed a gun at her. He fired two shots. He then went back upstairs leaving her alone in the basement. Both shots missed the woman, who then ran outside to wait for Sheriff's deputies.
John Lewis Piotrowski, 68, was arrested and lodged at the Oakland County Jail. Deputies removed 145 weapons from the residence for safekeeping. This included 87 rifles and 58 handguns.
Piotrowski was charged with assault with intent to murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and two counts of possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Piotrowski was arraigned by video at the 52-3 District Court in Rochester Hills by Judge Nancy Carniak. He received a $500,000 bond, no 10 percent. His next court date is Dec. 15 in front of Judge Julie Nicholson for an exam.