(CBS-DETROIT) – A Michigan man was arrested Friday after dispatchers received a text message from a woman who reported a domestic assault in a car traveling on a Detroit freeway and said the driver had a gun.
About 4:20 a.m., a woman texted 911 and reported that the male driver was assaulting her. She told dispatchers they were traveling north on I-75 near mile marker 93 in a maroon Chevrolet Malibu.
Send updated troops and establish an open 911 call line with the victim.
A traffic stop was conducted near Lahring Road, and dispatchers heard the man say “I can’t get out” during the call.
When troopers made contact with the 42-year-old driver, he gave them his information. The woman was asked to exit the vehicle and once she got out, she told authorities that the driver had placed a gun under his seat.
Once the victim was safely removed from the car, the driver and two other passengers were told to get out.
They complied and the driver was arrested for domestic violence.
The woman was treated at the scene, but refused to be taken to hospital.
“Great teamwork between the MSP and Oakland County dispatchers to bring this to a peaceful end,” said Lt. Mike Shaw of the Michigan State Police. “If you are in a domestic violence situation, help is available 24 hours a day by calling 866-864-2338.”(866VOICEDV).”
The investigation is pending an investigation by the prosecutor’s office.
