Lisa Roose-Church

Livingston Daily

A 36-year-old New Hudson man was taken to the hospital after his dog bit him in the groin when he allegedly broke into his ex-girlfriend's home Saturday.

Livingston County Sheriff Bob Bezotte said the suspect was initially taken to Saint Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital in Howell and then transferred to an Ann Arbor hospital.

He was arrested and jailed after after the complainant reported that he called her from the hospital and threatened her.

The man is expected to face charges of first-degree home invasion, felonious assault, domestic violence and malicious use of a telecommunication device. His name was not released pending arraignment.

Bezotte said the complainant, identified as a 26-year-old Hartland Township woman, reported that she heard a loud bang outside her bedroom window and on the front door around 1:25 a.m. Saturday.

She told police that her ex-boyfriend kicked in the front door, came into her bedroom and began "throwing things" at her and a 26-year-old Howell-area man in bed with her, Bezotte said.

The woman told police that the suspect hit her at least twice in the head with a closed fist and kicked her in the stomach as well as pulled her by the hair across the floor, the sheriff said.

The couple's children, ages 3 and 4, witnessed the assault, Bezotte said. They were not injured.

The sheriff said the suspect fled when he realized the woman was calling 911. However, a deputy found the suspect trying to hide under a tarp in a vehicle that belonged to the victim.

Police said the suspect admitted that he went "to the residence and committed the assault and then ... hid because there was too much police presence in the area."