BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO) - Battle Creek police have a suspect in custody for the brutal beating of a man during a fight.  A neighbor discovered 49-year-old Ronald Carson lying on the floor suffering from a severe head trauma after she heard the two fighting.  She called 9-1-1.

Dave Harris is charged with assault with intent to murder.  Police say Harris savagely beat Carson with some form of weapon last night on Gougac Street.  Carson is in critical condition after surgery at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo :