JACKSON, MI – A 19-year-old caught pointing a shotgun at a 79-year-old during an alleged robbery near Ackerson Lake in Napoleon Township is charged with four felonies.

Jackson County District Judge Daniel Goostrey on Friday, Feb. 15, arraigned Montez Ross on charges of armed robbery, first-degree home invasion, assault with a deadly weapon and using a firearm to commit a felony.

Goostrey set his bond at $250,000.

Armed robbery, the most serious of the offenses, is punishable by up to life in prison.

Napoleon Township Officer Joe Hankis nabbed Ross while he was patrolling the area of Ackerson Lake Drive on Thursday, Feb. 14.

He had spotted a vehicle sitting along the side of the road. Its engine was running and it had only one working headlight.

While checking the vehicle about 10:20 p.m., he heard a loud commotion and went toward a nearby residence in the 4500 block, northwest of the lake. He found Ross in the doorway, pointing a shotgun at the elderly man, who was on the floor and appeared to have a head injury, Napoleon Township police Chief Michael Curry reported in a statement.

The officer drew his weapon and ordered Ross to put down the gun. After some hesitation, Ross complied, township police reported.

Police believe the teen had gone to the residence to rob the older man.

It appeared the home’s door had been kicked open and the 79-year-old had been hit in the head with the butt of the shotgun, according to the statement.

He went in an ambulance to Allegiance Health, where he was treated and released, Curry said Friday.

Ross also went to the hospital. He was acting abnormally, but medical personnel cleared him and police took him to the jail, according to the statement.

Jail records show he lives in Jackson.

Curry said an investigation is ongoing. Officers are making progress in an effort to determine who was in the stopped vehicle with the single headlight.

The vehicle left while Hankis was approaching the house, Curry said.