The man arrested for the violent attack of another man in Grosse Pointe Farms last weekend has been charged, according to Wayne County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Maria Miller.
David Scott Corzilius, 49, is charged with Assault With Intent to Murder, Assault With Intent to do Great Bodily Harm, Felonious Assault, Armed Robbery, First Degree Home Invasion, Unlawful Imprisonment and Larceny in a Building.
According to police, Corzilius demanded money from 69-year-old Daniel Clancy on March 6, just before 4 p.m. That's when he hit Clancy in the face, bound his hands with duct tape and slashed Clancy's neck.
Police say Corzilius then stole things from the home and drove away with the stolen property in his truck. Police say he was hired as a handyman to clean gutters and remove snow at Clancy's home.
In court Friday, it was revealed that Corzilius has confessed to stabbing Clancy, but claims it all happened after Clancy pulled a knife on him, demanding that Corzilius leave his home, according to police.
Corzilius told police that Saturday, the day before the stabbing, he went to Clancy's home to do some work clearing snow. Police say Corzilius was paid $50, but the Warren man wanted more money.
During that visit, Corzilius claims that Clancy touched him inappropriately. And Corzilius says he returned to Clancy's home Sunday afternoon because he was upset about the incident.
Corzilius, a reported heroin addict who also suffers from bipolar disorder, claims Clancy pulled a knife on him and that enraged him and he began to assault the interior designer.
Corzilius reportedly told police that he bound Clancy with duct tape and demanded to know which paintings were valuable so he could steal them.
At some point, Corzilius claimed that Clancy broke free and escaped. Corzilius went after him and used the knife to stab Clancy in the neck.
Corzilius then fled with some of the paintings Clancy had in his home.
Corzilius later overdosed on heroin and police tracked him down at a nearby hospital.
“It was pretty clear to those in law enforcement that this brutally violent assault was not random, but the work of someone who knew Mr. Clancy. The alleged actions of the defendant bear this out," Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said.
Clancy is also a well-known interior designer with the firm Perlmutter-Freiwald, Inc. in Franklin.
After receiving calls, police arrived to find Clancy on the sidewalk and bleeding heavily from the neck. He remains in the hospital in critical condition, but doctors say he's improving.
