Man held on $1 million bond after Southfield hatchet attack
John Darby IV
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (FOX 2) - A man is charged with assault with intent to murder after authorities say he attacked his father with a hatchet Monday in Southfield.
John Darby IV, 22, is being held on a $1 million bond in connection with attacking 51-year-old John Darby III.
Police said the suspect, who has no criminal history and may have been suffering from mental illness, took his father's truck after the assault.
A Be On the Lookout was issued for the suspect, who was stopped and arrested by Michigan State Police. Troopers say they found a bloody hatchet during the stop.
John Darby III is hospitalized in critical condition.