Suspect Arrested After Assault

A 36-year-old Kingsley man was arrested on assault charges after witnesses said he attacked a man as he was being dropped off at Safe Harbor Saturday evening.

A man and a woman were dropping the suspect off at 6pm so that he could spend the evening at the homeless shelter when the suspect became upset with the man, who was a passenger in the vehicle.

The suspect tackled the 51-year-old and punched him several times, knocking him out, Traverse City Police Capt. Keith Gillis says. The victim was taken to Munson Medical Center and was expected to recover. Officers found the suspect nearby and arrested him.