Midland County man charged with threatening wife with chainsaw to face jury

A trial date has been set for an Ingersoll Township man accused of threatening his wife with a chainsaw after an argument over an apple tree. Dale L. Riggie II, 47, has hired Bay City attorney Edward M. Czuprynski to defend him against one count of felonious assault, a four-year felony, court records show. Riggie, 47, is scheduled for trial Jan. 11 before Circuit Judge Jonathan E. Lauderbach. “The guy is totally innocent,” said Czuprynski. “This is a miscarriage of justice and I fully expect to win at trial. It’s just unfortunate that he has had to sit in jail all this time.” Riggie remains jailed on $50,000 cash bond. Prosecutor Michael D. Carpenter said evidence presented at an Oct. 10 preliminary hearing showed that Riggie “approached his wife with a running chainsaw, to the extent she felt concerned for her safety.”

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