8.12.04ILITCH SON PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO ABUSE
Frank Witsil
Free Press Staff Writer
Ron Ilitch, one of Detroit Red Wings and Tigers owner Mike Ilitch's sons, was arraigned Wednesday and charged with two counts of domestic violence for allegedly twice beating his former girlfriend, Lisa Wood, at his Troy home.
Wood of West Bloomfield told police Ron Ilitch also assaulted her in Aurora, Colo., on July 10.
Police said the Michigan incidents occurred on June 24 and Aug. 1. Ron Ilitch was released Wednesday on bond of $10,000 after pleading not guilty in 52-4 District Court in Troy. Bond conditions included counseling for substance abuse and no contact with Wood.
"There is a lot I don't know yet," said Ilitch's attorney Harold Fried.
However, he said, in domestic violence allegations, there often is more than one version of events.
Each charge is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to 93 days in jail, police said.
According to the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office, Ilitch and Wood argued at Ilitch's Troy home on Caitlin Court on June 24. He allegedly hit her, causing bruising and a swollen eye and hand. She initially did not report the incident, said Charles Claus, warrants division chief with the prosecutor's office.
Later, they went on vacation to Colorado, Claus said. On the way, they stopped at Valley Community Hospital in Peru, Ill., where Wood was treated for her injuries, Claus said.
On July 10, Wood reported she was assaulted again, Aurora Police Detective Larry Martinez said.
On Aug. 1, after the couple returned, Wood told police she was assaulted a third time.
She said Ilitch hit her in both arms. She ran from the house to a neighbor's home, called Troy police and went to a local hospital for treatment, Claus said.
Wood could not be reached for comment. Ilitch is due back in court Sept. 16.
Mike Ilitch founded Little Caesars pizza restaurant in suburban Detroit in 1959. The family's business holdings now include the Detroit Red Wings, the Tigers, the Fox Theatre and Hockeytown Cafe.
Frank Witsil
Free Press Staff Writer
Ron Ilitch, one of Detroit Red Wings and Tigers owner Mike Ilitch's sons, was arraigned Wednesday and charged with two counts of domestic violence for allegedly twice beating his former girlfriend, Lisa Wood, at his Troy home.
Wood of West Bloomfield told police Ron Ilitch also assaulted her in Aurora, Colo., on July 10.
Police said the Michigan incidents occurred on June 24 and Aug. 1. Ron Ilitch was released Wednesday on bond of $10,000 after pleading not guilty in 52-4 District Court in Troy. Bond conditions included counseling for substance abuse and no contact with Wood.
"There is a lot I don't know yet," said Ilitch's attorney Harold Fried.
However, he said, in domestic violence allegations, there often is more than one version of events.
Each charge is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to 93 days in jail, police said.
According to the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office, Ilitch and Wood argued at Ilitch's Troy home on Caitlin Court on June 24. He allegedly hit her, causing bruising and a swollen eye and hand. She initially did not report the incident, said Charles Claus, warrants division chief with the prosecutor's office.
Later, they went on vacation to Colorado, Claus said. On the way, they stopped at Valley Community Hospital in Peru, Ill., where Wood was treated for her injuries, Claus said.
On July 10, Wood reported she was assaulted again, Aurora Police Detective Larry Martinez said.
On Aug. 1, after the couple returned, Wood told police she was assaulted a third time.
She said Ilitch hit her in both arms. She ran from the house to a neighbor's home, called Troy police and went to a local hospital for treatment, Claus said.
Wood could not be reached for comment. Ilitch is due back in court Sept. 16.
Mike Ilitch founded Little Caesars pizza restaurant in suburban Detroit in 1959. The family's business holdings now include the Detroit Red Wings, the Tigers, the Fox Theatre and Hockeytown Cafe.
NOTE: Ron Ilitch would ultimately plea "No Contest" to these charges.
