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Former deputy sent to prison for assaulting wife
Grand Haven Tribune, MI
http://www.grandhaventribune.com/paid/287490498780529.bsp
BELLAIRE (AP) — A judge imposed extra prison time on a former Antrim County sheriff's deputy who assaulted his wife and threatened to kill her.
Michael Harvey, 34, pleaded guilty last month to felonious assault and misdemeanor domestic violence. Under state sentencing guidelines, he would have gone to jail for a year. But Circuit Judge Thomas G. Power said that wasn't enough, ordering Harvey to prison for two to four years.
Power also ruled Harvey ineligible for "boot camp" rehabilitation — a military-style program that can lead to early release.
"This is not a boot camp case," Power said during a hearing Monday. "Mr. Harvey needs to sit for two years."
Harvey's wife testified her husband "has held a gun to my head a total of five times."
The final time was May 13, when Harvey drove to his Central Lake home while on duty and pulled his service weapon during an argument about pending divorce proceedings. It happened in front of the couple's youngest son.
"The most heartbreaking thing was hearing my 2-year-old son saying, 'Daddy, don't shoot mommy,"' Trish Harvey said. "I'd like Mike to know he'll never hurt me again."
Harvey offered a brief, tearful apology to his wife and family.
Deputy headed to prison
Harvey pulled a gun on his wife while on duty
Traverse City Record Eagle, MI
By CRAIG McCOOL
09/12/2006
http://www.record-eagle.com/2006/sep/12harvey.htm
BELLAIRE — A former Antrim County sheriff's deputy will spend at least two years in prison for assaulting his wife and threatening to kill her.
Sentence guidelines called for Michael Harvey to go to jail for 12 months, but Antrim Circuit Judge Thomas G. Power said that wasn't adequate and ordered Harvey to prison for two to four years.
Harvey's wife told Power during Monday's hearing that her husband "has held a gun to my head a total of five times."
The final time was May 13, when Harvey drove to his Central Lake home while on duty and pulled his service weapon during an argument about pending divorce proceedings. It happened in front of the couple's youngest son.
"The most heartbreaking thing was hearing my two-year-old son saying 'Daddy, don't shoot mommy,'" Trish Harvey said. "I'd like Mike to know he'll never hurt me again."
Harvey, 34, pleaded guilty last month to felonious assault and misdemeanor domestic violence charges.
Power sentenced Harvey to three months behind bars on the latter conviction, though that time will be served concurrently with the longer sentence. The domestic violence charge stems from an incident involving another woman with whom Harvey was romantically involved.
Some prison inmates, generally first-time offenders, are eligible for state "boot camp" programs — state-run, military-style rehabilitation programs that can lead to early release. Power made a point to exclude Harvey, though.
"This is not a boot camp case," Power said. "Mr. Harvey needs to sit for two years."
Harvey offered a brief apology to his wife and family Monday, and wiped tears from his face with the front of his shirt.
The judge described how Harvey pointed his handgun at his wife's head so close that "the barrel touched her hair" and then threatened to kill her, their children and her mother.
"The pre-sentence report says (Harvey has) 'uncontrollable anger issues,'" Power said. "I guess that's the understatement of the day. It's hard to understand what he was thinking on any level."
Former Deputy Sent To Prison For Assault
tv7-4.com
Antrim County
Sep 11, 2006
http://www.tv7-4.com/Global/story.asp?S=5392202&nav=1vrj
A former Sheriff's Deputy will spend up to four years behind bars for threatening his wife and child.
Investigators say in May, while Antrim County Deputy Michael Harvey was on duty, he went home and threatened his wife with a gun and pointed a taser gun at his two year old son. In August Harvey pled guilty to felonious assault and domestic violence. He was sentenced to two to four years Monday on the felonious assault charge and three months for domestic violence.
Former deputy pleads guilty
He was accused of threatening his wife
By CRAIG McCOOL
Record-Eagle staff writer
08/19/2006
http://www.record-eagle.com/2006/aug/19harvey.htm
BELLAIRE — A former Antrim County deputy pleaded guilty to assault charges for threatening his wife with his service weapon while on duty.
Michael Harvey, 34, likely will face less than a year in jail when sentenced next month on felonious assault and domestic violence charges.
Defense attorney Douglas Gutscher said he believed the sentencing guidelines would fall between zero and nine months.
Harvey pleaded guilty Aug. 10 to one count of assault with a dangerous weapon — a four-year felony — for the May 13 incident at his home in Central Lake.
Police said the six-year Antrim County Sheriff's Department veteran threatened to kill his wife because she initiated divorce proceedings.
"I will kill you, your mother and then myself," Harvey allegedly told his wife, according to police reports.
"You need to stop the attorney, stop the divorce, stop everything."
Harvey also pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of domestic violence.
He initially was charged with two counts of felonious assault. The Grand Traverse County Prosecutor's Office, which was appointed special prosecutor in Harvey's case, later added a felony firearm charge — for allegedly using a gun during the commission of a felony — and two additional counts of domestic violence against Harvey.
The domestic violence charges didn't involve Harvey's wife, but a second woman, Gutscher said.
To be dismissed as part of the plea agreement are: one count of felonious assault; one felony firearm charge; and a second domestic violence charge. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 11 in Antrim Circuit Court.
Harvey was suspended from the sheriff's department without pay immediately after he was charged and was subsequently fired.
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