Ford Next CEO is accused of assaulting his wife with a Google Nest Hub screen and trying to torch $20,000 in purses, police say
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- A Ford executive was arrested this month in a domestic assault case, Michigan police said.
- Franck Louis-Victor was accused of assaulting his wife and charged with two felony counts.
- He has entered a not guilty plea and is being held in Oakland County jail, records show.
A Ford executive was charged with two felony counts after local police in Michigan responded to a domestic violence report this month.
The executive, Franck Louis-Victor, listed on Ford's website as a vice president of its New Businesses Platform and CEO of its Ford Next division, entered a plea of not guilty at an arraignment on Monday. He is being held in Oakland County jail on a $25,000 cash bond, records show.
Bloomfield Township police said Louis-Victor's wife accused him of assaulting her during a fight at home. She said he "slapped and headbutted" her, hit her with a Google Nest Hub smart screen, and took a "lit butane torch" toward two of her bags worth roughly $20,000, saying he'd burn them, according to a statement by the police.
His wife needed to go to the hospital after the incident, according to the police, who described her injury as "a laceration under her left eye." Police did not identify Louis-Victor's wife by name.
Police said Louis-Victor "made statements supporting the victim's statement." But at his arraignment on Monday at the 48th District Court in Bloomfield Hills, he did not provide a comment, and the court entered a not guilty plea, according to his criminal docket.
The felony counts issued by Oakland County prosecutors included one for assault and another for "arson - preparation to burn," according to the case docket.
Representatives for the Oakland County Prosecutor's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday morning.
Louis-Victor's arrest was first reported by the Michigan local news site ClickOnDetroit.com. On its website, Ford describes Ford Next as a division that cultivates "vehicle-adjacent business ventures."
"We are aware of what has been reported in the press, but it would be inappropriate to comment on personal matters," Amy Mast, a representative for Ford Next, said in a statement to Insider.
Mast responded to a message Insider sent to Louis-Victor's work email address. An attorney for Louis-Victor could not be immediately identified.