A Walbridge man has pleaded guilty to the amended charge of attempted felonious assault.
Michael G. Fountain Jr., 38, was indicted in March for felonious assault, a second-degree felony;
disrupting public service, a fourth-degree felony; and unlawful restraint, a third-degree misdemeanor.

He appeared Tuesday in front of Wood County Common Pleas Judge Alan Mayberry.
Fountain pleaded guilty to attempted felonious assault, a third-degree felony. In return, the remaining
two charges will be dismissed at sentencing.
According to police reports, Fountain is accused of punching the victim, a woman, with a closed fist
several times causing a bloody lip and chipped bottom tooth. He also held her down, pulled her hair and
grabbed her wrists to stop her from leaving the residence.
The incident occurred on Moline-Martin Road in Walbridge on Feb. 15.
Wood County Assistant Prosecutor Jim Hoppenjans recommended community control sanctions. He said he
discussed the matter with the victim and that was her request as well.
Mayberry said the third-degree felony could warrant a jail sentence of 9-36 months and mandatory three
years post release control. The second-degree felony could be two to 12 years in prison, he said.
According to Hoppenjans, Lake Township police received a 911 call for a possible domestic violence. Upon
their arrival, they met with the victim, who explained her injuries were caused by Fountain, who had
left the residence.
The victim said she said something to Fountain about text messages to his ex-girlfriend.
“At that point, the defendant struck her in the mouth, busting her lip open. He continued to punch her in
the face and all over her head, causing another laceration to her upper lip and chipping a tooth,”
Hoppenjans said.
When she attempted to call 911, Fountain grabbed it, Hoppenjans said. When she tried to leave the
apartment, he grabbed her by the hair and held her down.
Sentencing is set for Dec. 1.