Prostitution Meet-Up Turns Violent: Ferndale Police

FERNDALE, MI – A 19-year-old man was stabbed in the arm earlier this month in what Ferndale police are describing as a prostitution meet-up that turned violent.

The 37-year-old suspect, who faces felony assault charges, met the teen through an online sex ad, Ferndale Police Lt. William Wilson told The Daily Tribune.

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The warrant charging the suspect, who reportedly met up with the teen at his apartment in the 23500 block of Woodward Avenue on Jan. 5, with felony assault was forwarded to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office Wednesday.

The victim was taken by paramedics Beaumont Hospital – Royal Oak, where he received more than 40 stitches. Ferndale police said he had a severe laceration to his arm that nearly severed his bicep.

Three friends of the victim, who were in the apartment at the time of the attack, reportedly chased the suspect, who drove away in a Dodge Ram pickup. He reportedly hit a parked car on West Drayton, and police tracked him down later through their investigation.

If convicted of assault with intent to cause great bodily harm, the suspect faces up to 10 years in prison and a $5,000 fine.

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