Brothers' Brawl Over Dog Poop Leads to Gunfire, Arrests: Cops

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Two brothers, ages 29 and 32, got into a brawl over – and with – dog poop early Sunday evening, and by the time the kerfuffle on Annah Drive in New Hudson had played out, one of the siblings had allegedly assaulted his father and the other reportedly fired a rifle in the street, police said.

It all started over an argument that one of the brothers allowed his dog to defecate in the other brother’s bedroom, according to an Oakland County Sheriff’s Office report and an account on Hometownlife.com.

When sheriff’s deputies arrived at the scene about 6:45 p.m. Sunday, the brothers were fighting in the street. One had retrieved the dog feces from the bedroom and was flinging it at the other brother’s car. To stop his brother, the other man reportedly fired an AR15 rifle at the ground.

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The siblings’ father asked sheriff’s deputies to take several guns from the residence for safekeeping. Before deputies arrived, his 29-year-old son had allegedly punched him in the chest during an argument. The younger son was arrested on domestic assault charges, and the case against him will be presented to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office for review.

The 32-year-old has not been charged, but is listed on the sheriff’s report as a suspect.