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3 teens charged with felonious assault

By DOMINIC ADAMS Argus-Press Staff Writer

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 10:11 AM EDT

CORUNNA - Three teenagers were bound over to Shiawassee County Circuit Court for their alleged roles in a brawl where someone used a baseball bat to beat a 20-year-old Owosso man.

Shane Bellanowski, 19, of Flushing, Aaron McLean, 19, of Flint and Sarah A. Tylus, 17, of Flushing, all face felony charges after 66th District Court Judge Terrance Dignan ruled there was enough evidence for the charges during Tuesday preliminary examination.

Bellanowski is charged with felonious assault and conspiracy to commit assault and battery. Both McLean and Tylus are charged with felonious assault.

The charges come after a group of people allegedly jumped Chad F. Kirk Aug. 10 in the 1300 block of S. Walnut St. in Owosso.

Dignan ruled there wasn't enough evidence to charge Kyle Walton, 19, of Owosso, and Shelby Vandesand, 20, of Owosso, with felonies. Dignan told Shiawassee County Assistant Prosecutor Daniel Nees to refile misdemeanor assault charges against both individuals.

Kirk detailed the assault during Tuesday's exam.

“One hit me before I hit the ground with a baseball bat, but I blocked it with my arm,” Kirk testified. “I tried to block my face as best I could because I didn't want to get hit in the face with a bat...I heard someone say, ‘This is for cheap-shotting our boy,' and then they just started working on me.”

Det./Sgt. James Carlson of the Owosso Police Department testified McLean told him a juvenile hit Kirk with the aluminum Easton baseball bat. Nees said he would not comment on juvenile matters.

Carlson said a juvenile from Genesee County was released to his parents.

Juvenile defendants are processed through Shiawassee County Probate Judge James R. Clatterbaugh. Most juvenile proceedings are open to the public.

Bellanowksi, McLean and Tylus have arraignments at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 12 in 35th Judicial Circuit Court.

- Contact Dominic Adams at 725-5136 extension 239 or by e-mail at dadamsarguspress@gmail.com.

Comment on this Story

Shelby wrote on Nov 19, 2008 11:47 PM:

" Yeah we're such punks huh...well i don't think anyone knows what really happend yeah that kid did have it coming to him....he attacked one of the PUNKS the night before and elbowed a 9 month pregnant girl because he wanted to be drunk and fight so before everyone wants to run there mouth thinking they knew what happend how about find out the real story!so in my eyes chad kirt did have it coming to him! "

karma wrote on Sep 15, 2008 1:38 PM:

" These "punks" grew up in Shiawassee county & has anyone bothered to investigate what Chad did the night before to these "punks"? That he jumped, cheap shotted & beat up Shane, that he hit a pregnant girl in the stomach? There's always 2 side's to a story. "

wrote on Sep 9, 2008 11:54 AM:

" maybe sense he said he cheap shotted their boy maybe he got done to him what he did to someone else. "

Bob wrote on Aug 29, 2008 8:58 PM:

" This Mclean is trouble. Used to live in Lennon Green Estates, he is a little punk "

John wrote on Aug 29, 2008 8:39 PM:

" I would bet it is all over drug money or shorting someone on drugs Kirk testified they said "This is for cheap-shotting our boy" "

BAD KARMA wrote on Aug 29, 2008 4:36 PM:

" SOUNDS TO ME THAT THERE IS MORE TO THE STORY. PEOPLE JUST DONT SEEK REVENGE FOR NO REASON.REMEMBER WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND AND JUST MAYBE THE GUY THAT GOT BEAT HAD IT COMMIN AROUND?????? "

Ellen Stechschulte wrote on Aug 28, 2008 6:00 PM:

" This is a tragedy!!! Has any one seen the movie "The Brave One" starring Jodie Foster, a story in which she and her fiancee were beaten in a random act of evil leaving her fiancee dead. She then takes the law in her own hands and kills any and all evil persons she happens to come across- It is a sad day when fiction could become reality in our nice community of Owosso- we will have to defend ourselves every time we go outside? This is not what Jesus taught and now we see the ramifications of taking God out of school and the Ten Commandments out of our country- Evil fills the void which is left! Bring God back!!!!! "

Dee wrote on Aug 27, 2008 9:16 PM:

" What PUNKS! And not even from around our area at all! You cant come here and do this to one of our residents and get away with it!
These PUNKS knew what they were doing was a CRIME and did it anyway. Let's hope they are punished to the fullest extent of the LAW! "