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State Senator Virgil Smith will stand trial for allegedly beating his ex-wife and shooting at her with an assault rifle.
The Detroit Democrat is charged with felonious assault, malicious destruction of personal property, domestic assault and a weapons charge.
The 35-year old Smith is accused of assaulting his ex-wife following a party on May 10th. He allegedly fired several shots at her car after she showed up at his Detroit home and found him with another woman.
In his preliminary hearing Thursday, Anistia Thomas told a judge Smith punched her in the face, rammed her head into the floor, and fired shots at her car when she tried to leave.
Smith faces up to 12 years in prison if convicted on all charges. He’ll be arraigned in Wayne Circuit Court July 9.
