Pontiac woman shoots, misses; ex flees, gets arrested

Her aim wasn't great, but it was good enough to send her ex-boyfriend packing.

The Oakland County Sheriff's Office said a Pontiac woman scared the man off when she pulled out a handgun and fired several shots Sunday after he broke into her home and threatened to "knock her out." The 30-year-old Pontiac man was later arrested and jailed.

The woman told deputies her ex-boyfriend had beaten her up the previous evening and returned again on Sunday morning to her home on East Montcalm Street, according to a press release from the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.

The victim said she was in fear of her safety when he came back and began to push her around, so she pulled out her 9mm, semi-auto handgun and fired several shots at him, according to the release. The woman has a valid CPL license, police said.

The man was not hit and fled the residence in a vehicle being driven by another another person. The victim provided a vehicle description to deputies, who later found the man and arrested him. He was jailed at the Oakland County Jail on a outstanding Michigan Department of Corrections Parole Absconder warrant and additional criminal charges are pending.

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