Crime & Safety

Man Pulls Rifle on Neighbors, Found Passed Out During Police Standoff

Danny Harless was charged three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon in 41B District Court in Clinton Township.

A 63-year-old Mount Clemens man, accused of pulling a rifle on his neighbors, was charged Wednesday following his arrest by the Macomb County Sheriff SWAT team. 

Police responded to 911 calls that Danny Harless got into an argument around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday with his neighbors on Beyne Street, went into his apartment and came out with a rifle. Harless then pointed the weapon at them before going back into his apartment, the Macomb County Sheriff's Office reports. 

The SWAT team and hostage negotiators arrived soon after. When SWAT entered his apartment at 11 a.m., they found him passed out, the Sheriff's Office said. 

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He was taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation and later arraigned in 41B District Court in Clinton Township on three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. He was held in Macomb County Jail in lieu of a $300,000 cash/surety bond, police said. 

If convicted, he faces up to four years in prison and/or a $2,000 fine, police said. 

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