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Man accused of assaulting Rochester Hills homeowner for blue exterior lights faces felony charges
Read full article: Man accused of assaulting Rochester Hills homeowner for blue exterior lights faces felony chargesROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. โ A 24-year-old man is facing two felony charges after a Rochester Hills man was allegedly attacked for using blue lights outside of his home in support of law enforcement. The Oakland County Prosecutorโs Office is charging Justin Michael Brown, of Rochester Hills, with one count of first-degree home invasion and one count of resisting and obstructing a police officer. Brown is accused of harassing and assaulting the Rochester Hills homeowner, Tom Hayes, as he returned to his residence on Sunday. Hayes says that he does decorate the exterior of his home with blue lights to display support for law enforcement. โHe refers to the blue lights, saying that I support the cops.
Rochester Hills man says he was attacked for blue lights supporting law enforcement
Read full article: Rochester Hills man says he was attacked for blue lights supporting law enforcementROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. โ Tom Hayes said he picked up his pizza and was driving home in Rochester Hills when he saw three men walking down Milton Street. You know where the white (explicit) are at.โโHayes does have blue lights on his home to show support for law enforcement. As they tried to take the suspect into custody, he took off running and deputies used a taser on him. The suspect is a 24-year-old man with prior convictions for aggravated assault with a weapon and drug offenses out of Florida. All of those things are playing in and weโre seeing a greater escalation of violence but that kind of escalation is never the answer," Bouchard said.