HOUGHTON, MI— The Houghton Police Department is investigating an assault against a 24-year-old L'Anse man in the city on Thursday.
Officers were dispatched to the Arbor Green apartment complex on Dodge Street around 4:50 a.m. They found the victim severely beaten and unconscious. He was taken to UPHS-Portage and later airlifted to UPHS-Marquette, where he remains on life support.
The suspect, a 19-year-old Houghton man, was arrested for assault with intent to do great bodily harm. He'll be arraigned in 97th District Court.
City police were assisted at the scene by the Houghton County Sheriff's Office, Hancock Police Department, Michigan Tech Public Safety, and the Michigan State Police.
