On Friday felony charges were filed against Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. State officials charged Kilpatrick with two felony counts of assaulting police officers during an incident that occurred on July 24. The mayor was released on Friday after spending the night in jail for perjury, misconduct and obstruction of justice. But only hours later he was faced with these two other felony charges.

Kilpatrick and Christine Beatty, who worked for him, testified last year that they did not have a romantic relationship in spite of controversial pager messages that proved exactly that. On Thursday, a state district court judge ruled that the mayor should be jailed for violating the conditions of his bond in the perjury case by going to Canada for a business meeting without clearing the trip with the court.

Kilpatrick attorney James Parkman III told The Detroit News early Saturday the following: "I don't know what the circumstances were, but I can't imagine that this is a problem," Parkman said. "The mayor was approved for a business trip to upper New York State in mid-July, so this may be related. I don't think this a matter where anyone is thinking he was getting away with anything."

The latest accusations that have been filed against Kilpatrick say that the Detroit Mayor shouted expletives at two officers who were trying to serve a subpoena to one of his friends about two weeks ago. He also grabbed one of the officers and pushed him into the other.

The next court date will be August 14 or 15. If convicted, Kilpatrick would face up to two years in prison, and as a convicted felon would no longer be able to serve as Detroit's mayor.