Pontiac couple arrested after brawl involving wine glass, burner grate, gun

A Pontiac couple is under arrest after a fight involving a thrown wine glass, a burner grate and a handgun, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.

The incident happened at about 10:22 p.m. Sunday, when deputies were called to a home in the 500 block of Bloomfield Avenue on a report of family trouble.

Deputies could hear loud yelling, authorities said. When they got inside, here's what unfolded, according to a news release:

A 55-year-old man who was holding a handgun and a 34-year-old woman hit him over the head with a metal grate used to cover a stove burner.

Both fell to the ground, and the gun went off, with the bullet striking a wall.

Deputies ordered the man to drop the weapon and handcuffed the two of them.

The woman told deputies that she and the man are acquaintances and had been arguing. She admitted that she hit him over the head with the grate after he pulled a gun.

The man said he only pulled the gun to get her to leave after she hit him with a wine glass.

Both were treated at a hospital then jailed pending an investigation into possible criminal charges, including assault and reckless discharge of a firearm.

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