Sunday in Crawford County, Mich., a man reportedly called police to report a trespasser riding a dirt bike on his property. When sheriff’s deputies arrived, they arrested the property owner, a veteran, charging him with felony assault with a deadly weapon. According to the man’s wife, Heather, the weapon in question was a shotgun, empty and open.
When officers with the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department arrived on the scene, Heather says her husband held up the “open shotgun” with his left hand while holding the shell in his right hand to indicate the weapon was not loaded and assure officers he was not a threat.…
One of the deputies, identified by Heather as Shawn Schnoor, “fumbled” with his pistol and trained it on Donald, ordering him to get on the ground. Heather told TheBlaze it took her husband longer than the officer wanted because he has a badly injured back but he moved as fast as he could. Donald was handcuffed before police made their way to talk to the trespassing suspect.
The officers allegedly demanded that Heather delete the video she began filming after she realized they were arresting her husband. In the clip below, recovered with the help of software, you can see part of the event.
Donald was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon (felonious assault) “without intending to commit the crime of murder or to inflict great bodily harm less than the crime of murder.” He faces up to four years in jail and/or a $2,000 fine. Police have also confiscated his shotgun and hunting knife and are holding them as evidence in the case, according to Donald’s wife.The man on the dirt bike was allegedly issued a citation for trespassing by a conservation officer but was not arrested.
Details are still confused to some extent, but “the couple is outraged because “this is a man who was openly carrying an unloaded shotgun on his own property, which is legal in Michigan, and it’s even hunting season.””
Source: The Blaze
Photo: YouTube
The cop even looks like a dumb ass.He’s obviously never had a citizen kick his ass, oh that’s right that’s against the law.next time shoot both of the tresspassers.
to badwe can’t arrest a cop for not doing their job.He doesn’t deserve to wear the badge on his chest.Hopfully the judge will be a little more sensable.
This will be a good one in court. Thank God for video and the smart action of the wife. This is a civil right violation and I’ll bet the officers didn’t even know it. It seems they are being trained in totalitarianism instead of how to protect the rights of citizens.. this is how cops get bad reputations and it is happening more and more.
Welcome to Obamaland…
cops are all f…kin crooks them selves, you never safe from them not even on your own property.you should sue them because you can record anything you want on your property.
makes you wounder how jumpy the cops are gonna b when conceal and carry is in full swing
No I am in montmorency but they r no better here someone threw a brick threw my car window an was harrasing us an we got blamed for it all got so bad we moved away from this problem cuz cops didn’t do nothing but make my kids lose faith in the cops that’s sad…… I would sue craford county till they didn’t have enough money to run there town
I I haven’t seen it on the news here either
There are many dirt bike and snowmobile riders who are irresponsible and don’t care about personal property. A simple citation isn’t enough, their vehicle should be impounded until they complete a class to learn responsibility.
Screw those cops I have family in law enforcement and what they just did was illegal and they should b arrested and charged use of excessive force and theft of they did take the camera