April 20, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com A Hartland Township man has been bound over for trial on attempted murder charges after authorities say he brutally beat his father. 26-year-old Clay Garner is charged with assault with intent to murder, assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, aggravated domestic violence, and assaulting, resisting, or obstructing a police officer for the February 18th incident. In 53rd District Court Monday, Garnerâs father testified how his son, a former U.S. Marine, had attacked him a day after returning home from a mental health stay at a Veterans Administration hospital. Garnerâs father said his son pummeled him with closed fists to the torso on their homeâs deck, resulting in three broken ribs and a collapsed lung with internal bleeding. After about 45 minutes, he said he was able to get back inside his house, followed by his son, where they encountered a Livingston County Sheriffâs Deputy who had arrived after being summoned via a 911 call.