A 48-year-old man is facing felony charges after he allegedly jumped a fence, grabbed a shovel from a backyard and used it to break into an attached garage before striking a woman in the head in Spring Lake Park.
Michael Allen Sommers faces charges of first-degree burglary and second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon in Anoka County District Court.
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According to the criminal complaint, Spring Lake Park police were dispatched to a home on Lakewood Drive NE on March 14 for a reported fight in progress. Call notes indicated the suspect had struck someone at the residence with a shovel.
When officers arrived, they found a man lying on top of Sommers and restraining him.
The female victim told an officer that Sommers jumped the back fence, grabbed a shovel from the yard and broke down the rear door to the attached garage. He then allegedly struck the woman on the head and arms with the shovel, she said.
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Officers observed visible injuries on the victim's right hand and left forearm consistent with blunt-force trauma. Additional witnesses at the scene provided the same account of events.
State court records show Sommers has multiple convictions for first-degree DWI, violating a restraining order, felony drug possession, misdemeanor assault, felony theft and disorderly conduct, with additional convictions dating back to April 2000.
First-degree burglary carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon carries a maximum of seven years. His next court date is set for April 13, 2026.
