Charges filed in Iron County assault

CRYSTAL FALLS, MI--   An Iron River Township man has been charged with felonious assault in connection with a shooting incident on Sunday. 

The Iron County Sheriff’s Office was called to the home around 4:20 p.m. on a report that a disorderly subject was fighting with family members.  Deputies say Bobby Joe Nordstrom, 37, obtained a gun and fired two shots.  He then barricaded himself in a relative’s house, but after a brief standoff surrendered to police. 

Nordstrom is charged with two counts of felonious assault, possession of a firearm while intoxicated, felon in possession of a firearm, and being an habitual offender, fourth offense.  He remains lodged in the Iron County Jail on a $5,000 cash bond. 

A preliminary exam is set for July 16.