A man faces felony assault charges after he pummeled a man he found hiding in his ex-girlfriend’s closet.The suspect, Merek Matthew Elkins, 26, has been bound to the grand jury on charges of aggravated assault and assault. He must also serve the balance of his former sentence for violation of probation on his prior conviction this past July for reckless endangerment for drunk driving with his 1-year-old son in his car.Police say Elkins arrived at the home of his estranged girlfriend and found a man inside this past October.“He discovered Roman Couillard hiding in a closet,” said McMinnville police detective Stuart Whitman, noting he attacked the victim causing serious injuries. “He hit him multiple times with his fist, leaving him with two swollen eyes, cuts and a broken nose.