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
And yet more corruption, lack of education, and “submit to my authority” attitude within the police force. Badge number and supervisor name, please, Mr idiot officer! Michigan resident, y’all better nip this in the bud before their complete disregard for the law and human rights gets thrown completely out the window!
Tell the fat cop to lose some wait..
That is big time BS, and people wonder why we have sooo much crime nowadays, it’s because the crimals have all the rights and we have none and the crimals know it, so i guess if someone commits a crime against you then your supposed to just sit there and take it or you go to jail no matter what the criminal is doing to you or your property.
big badge, small brain
Big badge, small brain, even smaller genitalia.
Just one more example of modern day governmental idiocy!
My anger has been growing steadily since I read this story. If there are any reporters in the general area, they might want to find out the policeman’s name. Second, they might want to investigate what happened to the film the wife was making. Finally, the ACLU should should the policeman, the police department, and the city. This is stupidity beyond description. This officer should be fired immediately for his actions. Does the cop have a history of stupid actions or brutality. Does he intimidate his family or other citizens. Wake up, people. This cop is a bully and a thug.
The wife’s video clip “does not exist” on your page here as of today. If you were not allowed to publish it, your First Amendment rights were violated. Tell us how you are dealing with this. Please email me if you publish THAT story. This case simply sounds as if the officer got rattled (and is therefore too dangerous for the job), overreacted, and now his department wants to cover all that up. Also sounds like a first-year law student could successfully defend this case, at least the way you reported it. is this publication a bit sensationalist and disingenuous?
Great another IDIOT cop, is this profession even classified as a profession or do we just call em’ “Armed Security Officers”?
big badge..little penis. welcome to the nAZI GESTAPO SS POLICE in the new THIRD WORLD SOLIALIST COUNTRY _ “AMERIKA”!
Well it is obvious to me this officer should be checked out to see if he has all his faculties in tact. I don’t think he should be in law inforcement and he certainly does not know the laws it is your constitutional right to protect yourself your family and your property. I think these folks have a very strong law suit against the officer and the police department he works for.