Inset: Paul Pennebecker (Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office). Background: The Walmart store in Iron Mountain, Mich. (Google Maps).
A Michigan man accused of striking a pedestrian with his pickup truck allegedly told police that he hit the person intentionally.
Paul Pennebecker, 21, faces assault charges in connection with a Nov. 8 hit-and-run at a Walmart parking lot in Iron Mountain, Michigan. The Iron Mountain Police Department said officers were called to the store shortly after 7 p.m. following reports that a vehicle had hit a pedestrian. When police arrived, they found the injured person, who told investigators that Pennebecker’s truck had “struck and dragged” him.
Authorities said the first victim was transported to a hospital for medical care and released later that evening.
Pennebecker has been charged with two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, two counts of child abuse, domestic violence, assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, and failing to stop after a collision. He remains held at the Dickinson County Jail on $250,000 bond. His next court appearance is scheduled for Nov. 24.
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