BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — A Battle Creek man is being held for aggravated and domestic assault after an argument with his girlfriend that turned deadly early Monday.
Sixty-one-year-old Steve Harmon Jr. could still face homicide charges pending the results of an autopsy. The results were not available when the prosecutor’s office brought the charges to court.
The victim, 55-year-old Denise Priestley, reportedly told police that she was struck with a pot lid, but she told EMTs that she was struck with a cup.
Harmon claims that she started the fight and he was just defending himself. Investigators don’t know yet why she died some nine hours after police were called to the home they shared at Chateau Village Apartments, and she was transported to Bronson Battle Creek.
The magistrate set bond for Harmon at $400,000.
