A Silver Creek man was arrested this week after police said he stalked and chased a 22-year-old man while armed with a firearm before forcing his way into the woman’s Grove Avenue home. According to reports, 21-year-old Michael Lee Sargent Jr. kicked in the door of the home and entered while carrying a gun. Police said he went into a bedroom where two children sleeping and waved the firearm inside the room.
Investigators also allege that Sargent fired the gun into the air in a densely populated area.
Police said Sargent had been ordered by the court to stay away from the victim but violated that order by stalking him at a location on Terhune Road.
When officers arrested Sargent, they said he provided a false name in an attempt to conceal his identity.
Sargent is charged with aggravated assault, aggravated stalking, first-degree home invasion, reckless conduct, criminal trespass, two counts of second-degree cruelty to children, and giving false information to law enforcement.
