Mount Pleasant resident faces assault charges after allegedly strangling his daughter
A 28-year-old Mount Pleasant resident is facing multiple charges resulting from allegedly strangling his 8-month old daughter.
Wayne Allen Hartley is lodged in Isabella County Jail on a $1 million dollar bond and was charged with assault with intent to commit murder, assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, child abuse and domestic violence.
According to a police press release, investigators are requesting a warrant for attempted murder.
Isabella County Sheriff Department Undersheriff Laude Hartrum said Hartley allegedly strangled his daughter while his wife was away.
"He used his hands to assault the child when his wife wasn't home," he said.
According to a statement from the Isabella County Sheriff's Department, Hartley's wife and the victim's mother found her daughter bruised in bed Tuesday morning.
The victim's mother then proceeded to take her daughter to Central Michigan Community Hospital, 1221 South Dr., and Hartley was arrested after police questioned him.
According to a press release, the mother of the victim asked her husband what had happened to the child and did not believe the husband's answer.
Hartrum declined comment on details regarding Hartley's reaction to being arrested but said that he did make several admissions to the police.
Hartley could face up to life in prison on the attempted murder charge. The assault charge carries a maximum 10-year penalty; the child abuse charge carries up to four years in prison and the domestic violence charge a year in jail.
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