ESCANABA, MI-- A trial date has been set for a Delta County man accused of hitting a Marquette man with his snowmobile on Garden Bay last January.
Douglas Barbeau, 27, of Garden is accused of striking a tip-up set by the 21-year-old victim, who was ice fishing. After the Marquette man yelled, Barbeau allegedly came around again and struck him, breaking both his legs.
Police later found a snowmobile matching a description given by witnesses in the woods near Barbeau’s home.
Barbeau is charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder—punishable by up to ten years in prison—and failure to stop at the scene of an accident causing serious impairment or death—a five-year felony.
A three-day trial is set for December 18 through 20 in Delta County Circuit Court.
