My question involves criminal law for the state of: Michigan
Today when I checked the mail there was a letter from the court telling me I have a warrant for my arrest for Assault and Battery. At first I had no idea what it was about at all, I have never been in trouble in my entire life, I have never even had a parking ticket. The letter simply said I have a warrant for my arrest that I should respond immediately, the date it was issued, which was yesterday, and the d6ate of the offense, which was the 7th. It didn't say who pressed the charges or when my court date was, nothing, just a number for the court. I called right away and they were very rude and acted like I should know. They didn't explain anything. Finally she looked up the case # and told me the person who filed the complaint. The person who filed it had a psychotic breakdown on the 6th. She is a friend of mine and I watched her physically throw herself on the floor pull her own hair shove 9 Prozac into her mouth and then spit them out and smack my phone from my hand when I dialed 911, subsequently breaking it. I left the house and called Mental Health, they told me to call the police, so I did. They came, I spoke to them, they spoke to her. She tried telling them then I had beat her up, which she threatened to do when I told her I was calling the Mental Institution (She is in and out of Mental Health facilities, & on SSI for bipolar disorder & schizophrenia). I gave them the report, they took her by ambulance. Why do I have a warrant for my arrest? Isn't it innocent until proven guilty? Shouldn't I have had a chance to defend myself before a WARRANT is even issued? All the court told me is I have to turn myself in for the warrant and they will arraign me. I don't know what that means, I told her so, she offered no explanation. I said, "Will I go to jail?" She said, "It's a good possibility this charge is a misdemeanor carrying a 93 day sentence." I immediately told her I did not do anything at all to warrant assault and battery, that the police obviously didn't see me as a threat or criminal, and she told me she wasn't the one who issued the warrant and hung up. I am alarmed, outraged, and horrified. I don't know what to do and any advice is helpful.

