LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The three individuals charged in connection to the assault of a deputy outdoors of the Massive Rooster restaurant in Hartland have pleaded responsible.
The three have been charged with assaulting a Livingston County Sheriff’s Deputy working crowd management for NBA Corridor of Famer Shaquille O’Neal’s go to to the Massive Rooster restaurant on Sept. 27, 2024.
Abagail Sturdy (left), Holly Sturdy (center), William Prieto (proper), (Livingston County Sheriff’s Workplace)
William Prieto, a 22-year-old from Howell, pleaded responsible to at least one depend of assaulting with intent to do nice bodily hurt lower than homicide and three counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer. Prieto additionally had a cost of carrying a hid weapon however this cost has since been dismissed.
Prieto is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 16, 2025.
Holly Sturdy, a 49-year-old from Brighton, pleaded responsible to 3 counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer, in trade for the dismissal of disarming a police officer cost.
Abagail Sturdy, a 21-year-old from Brighton, pleaded responsible to 3 counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer.
Holly and Abagail Sturdy are scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 23, 2025.
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Workplace experiences in a information launch despatched to six Information that Prieto, “started being confrontational towards a deputy. The deputy de-escalated the state of affairs and continued with scene safety. After Mr. O’Neal had arrived and was within the restaurant a bystander alerted Deputies that this similar particular person was making assaultive remarks in regards to the deputies and was digging right into a backpack.”
This bystander additionally alluded to the truth that he believed Prieto had a weapon in his bag.
Prieto swung on the deputy when confronted. The deputy drew his taser. Holly Sturdy tried to disarm the deputy and her daughter, Abagail, assisted in resisting the arrest of Preito.
Two further deputies assisted in bringing the three into custody.
