Royal Oak man charged with felonies for allegedly ramming car multiple times with babies inside

A Royal Oak man is charged with assault and different crimes for allegedly crashing his automobile into one other automobile a number of instances — with small occupants — after which fleeing the scene.

Brian Robert Bock, 54, has been in custody on the Oakland County Jail since Feb. 4, a day after the alleged incident in Troy.

Based on police, the crash occurred at Huge Beaver and Crooks roads shortly earlier than 11 a.m. on Feb. 3. A girl reported that she was rear-ended whereas at a crimson mild, and that her automotive was then struck a number of instances by the identical automobile earlier than it went onto the shoulder of the highway to keep away from her and drove away.

No accidents had been reported, police stated.

A witness supplied physique digital camera footage of the sufferer to help the sufferer’s story, police stated. Officers discovered the suspect’s automobile with heavy front-end injury and arrested Bock.

Along with assault, Bock is charged with malicious destruction of non-public property – greater than $1,000 however lower than $20,000 – reckless driving and failure to cease on the scene of an accident involving property injury. At his arraignment in 52-4 District Courtroom, bond was set at $50,000, money or surety, with no 10% provision.

A preliminary examination is scheduled for Feb. 26, throughout which the decide will decide whether or not the case can be despatched to Oakland County Circuit Courtroom for a doable trial.

For the MDOP cost, Bock faces as much as 5 years in jail and a hefty superb if convicted. Felonious assault is punishable by as much as 4 years in jail and/or a $2,000 superb; the opposite crimes he’s accused of are felonies.