Armed suspect wanted for assaulting woman in Dearborn, surrenders to police
DEARBORN, Mich (FOX 2) - A man wanted in a domestic violence situation situation which escalated to shots fired this morning in Dearborn - is in custody Thursday afternoon.
Derek Dwayne Jones, 29, was last seen at Fairlane Woods near Ford and Evergreen, police said. Jones later turned himself in, with charges currently pending from the prosecutor's office.
Derek Dwayne Jones (Dearborn Police)
Dearborn Police Corp. Dan Bartok said officers were called to the apartment complex around 2:50 a.m. When they arrived, they spoke with a woman who said a man had assaulted her and fired shots. She was not shot, but did suffer minor injuries to her face from the assault.
The suspect, later identified as Jones, fled, and police believed he may have been barricaded inside a home at Fairlane Woods. However, when police cleared the building later in the morning, they did not find him.