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Men Arraigned in Connection with Café Stabbing

Family members arraigned on charges in connection with a stabbing at Sweetjane Cafe in Shelby Township Saturday. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Two men were charged Monday in connection with the stabbing of a relative Saturday night at Sweetjane Cafe in Shelby Township.

Saad Bahoda, 42, of West Bloomfield Township was arraigned in 41-A District Court on charges of felonious assault and attempted murder.

A $100,000 cash or surety bond was set for Bahoda.

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Dylan Elias, 18, of Shelby Township was also arraigned in 41-A District Court on an assault and battery charge.

A $1,000 bond was set for Elias. Both men are due back in court on Sept. 12 at 1:30 p.m.

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Shelby Township Police Chief Robert Leman said Bahoda is Elias' uncle and the two got into a fight with another family member, a 17-year-old from Shelby Township.

According to police, the fight started with an argument around 10 p.m. in the parking lot of , located on Market Street near on Hall Road.  Lehman said the fight escalated to pushing and shoving and then Bahoda pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim in the neck.

The victim's wound was not life-threatening, Lehman said.

Elias was arrested shortly after the stabbing and Bahoda was arrested at his West Bloomfield Township home later that night.

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