Drunk Harrison Township man threatens to kill wife in front of son, police say

HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (FOX 2) - A man who was armed and threatening to shoot his wife Wednesday night in Harrison Township then barricaded himself in a home with a child, authorities said.

Aaron Tromley is charged with several felonies, including aggravated domestic assault after authorities said he was drunk, carrying a long gun, and threatened to shoot his estranged wife in front of their son.

The situation eventually ended peacefully.

What we know:

According to the Macomb County Sheriff's Office, they received a call just before 10:20 p.m. about the 41-year-old man who was allegedly intoxicated, was being destructive, and was threatening to shoot the caller.

When deputies arrived at the home in the 27000 block of Riviera Drive, the man was inside the home with the caller's child. As deputies established a perimeter around the home, they said they saw the man with a long gun and heard a shot fired.

Deputies ordered the man to leave the house, but he refused. After the SWAT team was activated, authorities were able to safely remove the child from the home and take the man into custody.

Tromley was eventually arrested and pleaded not guilty to the charges.

"We are going to wave a formal reading, stand mute, and ask the court to enter a not guilty plea on Mr Tromley’s behalf," his attorney said.

Tromley's attorney said he's a self-employed sub-contractor and is going through a divorce.

"As he stands before me today, he’s innocent of these charges. That being said, I do have to look at risk of danger to the public as a primary prong of concern here," Magistrate Judge Ryan Zemke said.

Tromley was ultimately held ano a $500,000 cash surety bond and was ordered to have no contact with his wife.

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