Marquette Police arrest man who hits another with frying pans

Public Radio 90, WNMU | By Nicole Walton

Published March 7, 2021 at 7:34 PM EST

MARQUETTE, MI-- A Marquette man as been arrested for numerous felonies, including assault with intent to murder.

February 28^th just after 4 a.m. city police were dispatched to a home invasion complaint at a residence on the 400 block of W. Hewitt. Investigation showed

32-year-old Alexander Chapoton assaulted another man with two frying pans. The injured victim countered the assault by stabbing Chapoton.

Both men were taken to UPHS-Marquette for treatment and have since been discharged.

Chapoton is charged with assault with intent to murder, 1^st-degree home invasion, assault with a dangerous weapon, and two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less that murder. He remains lodged at the Marquette County Jail on a $500,000 bond, cash or surety.

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Nicole Walton

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.

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