FERNDALE, Mich. (AP) -- Authorities say a father and son who started a fight in a suburban Detroit courtroom were Tasered and face felony charges.
Twenty-six-year-old Joseph N. Riddle II and 64-year-old Joseph N. Riddle Sr. were arraigned Tuesday in Ferndale's 43rd District on resisting and obstructing police charges. A $1,000 cash bond was set.
Ferndale Police Lt. William Wilson tells the Daily Tribune of Royal Oak that on Monday Riddle's father joined an argument after the magistrate ordered his son to pay a speeding ticket. Both had been ordered to leave the courtroom.
Wilson said the son "took a closed-fist swing" at one officer, but missed.
Police did not immeditely know if either man had a lawyer.
A March 23 pre-exam conference has been set. Both men face up to two years in prison if convicted.