Man accused of assaulting man with metal pipe in Ashland arrested

Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Columbia man who was wanted in an assault case from Ashland was charged for evading law enforcement earlier this week.
Michael Garrett, 47, was charged with resisting arrest on Thursday. Last month, he was charged with second-degree assault, armed criminal action and misdemeanor second-degree property damage.
He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was held on Thursday afternoon. He was wanted for alleged parole violations in various Boone County cases.
According to the probable cause statement filed on Thursday, he allegedly tried to drive away from a deputy who tried to conduct a traffic stop in southern Columbia. At a point in the chase, Garrett allegedly got out of the car and told his passenger to drive away, the statement says.
He is also accused of assaulting a man with a metal pipe on July 1 in Ashland after he an argument, the statement says. He allegedly fractured a man’s skull and broke the windshield of the victim’s vehicle, court documents say.