Oakland County

Hazel Park man accused of hatchet attack released from custody

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1 day ago

February 3, 2026

MM Team

A Hazel Park man accused of utilizing a hatchet to assault a Royal Oak man final Friday has been launched on bail pending his subsequent courtroom look on February 10.

Robert Narducci, 51, is charged with assault with intent to do nice bodily hurt, lower than homicide, for the reported incident at his Hazel Park house that critically injured the 31-year-old sufferer. Narducci was arraigned on Jan. 30 and launched that day after posting $10,000 bail as set by forty third District Justice of the Peace Michael Mitchell.

Based on Hazel Park Police Chief William Hamel, a neighborhood hospital contacted his division round 2:20 a.m. on January 29 after the sufferer confirmed up on the emergency division with severe accidents to his hand and mouth.

Throughout an interview with law enforcement officials, the sufferer mentioned he and two associates had gone to the Hazel Park house to select up one other good friend, and was confronted by Narducci a couple of earlier challenge with considered one of Narducci’s family members. Narducci then allegedly grabbed an ax hanging on the wall and started swinging it on the sufferer; The sufferer suffered severe cuts to his hand when he tried to guard his head after which fled the home with considered one of his associates. Narducci allegedly chased him and hit him within the face with the butt of the ax, Hamel mentioned.

The sufferer was then pushed to the hospital.

Police later executed a search warrant at Narducci’s house and arrested him. The ax and blood proof have been recovered on the scene, Hamel added.

Hamel informed The Oakland Press on Tuesday that he had no further details about the sufferer’s medical situation.

Narducci’s Feb. 10 courtroom look is a scheduled pretrial convention earlier than Choose Brian Hartwell. A preliminary examination is scheduled for Feb. 17, throughout which the decide will current proof after which decide whether or not the case can be taken to Oakland County Circuit Court docket for attainable trial.