CBS/AP) BIRMINGHAM, Mich. - Gun toting advocates are standing in support of a southeast Michigan teen who was arrested after strolling the downtown area of a posh suburban Detroit community with an M-1 rifle strapped to his back.
Supporters filled the Birmingham commission chambers Monday night, displaying firearms in holsters and strapped to their backs. They voiced support for 18-year-old Sean Combs, who was arrested April 13 while walking along Old Woodward Avenue.
The Troy High School student faces three misdemeanor charges for brandishing a weapon, resisting and obstructing police, and disturbing the peace. Each is punishable by up to 93 days in jail.
According CBS station WWJ in Detroit, the police report stated that Combs was stopped and asked for identification to check if he was old enough to possess the weapon, an M1-.30 caliber rifle that was fully loaded with one round in the chamber. Combs refused to identify himself and was taken into custody, where police say he was uncooperative. He also failed to provide proof of ownership.
"This guy was creating a disturbance and he wouldn't cooperate," Police Chief Don Studt told WWJ.
Friends of Combs told WWJ that he was just walking around downtown and was participating his right to carry the weapon, which he had received as a birthday gift a month earlier.
The Detroit News says the commission was not expected to take action or address the charges.
Mayor Mark Nickita says the "issue has gone to the courts."
In Michigan, you're not required to prove ownership. So that shouldn't end up going anywhere. Also I found out that they don't have a ID law but it is similar as Ohio they have to have probable cayse to even ask for it to begin with. Carrying openly does not qualify as probable cause and this will go good for Michigan. I am pretty sure the officers involved and the state are in deep crap with this one. Well first the have to have a legal reason to arrest a person in the first place. Which he has violated no law as I can tell. He was not required to show ID by state law and open carry even at his age is perfectly legal. You must show identification if you are stopped while driving or if you are in a place that sells alcoholic beverages. At any other time, you cannot be legally arrested for failing to present identification to a police officer. However, you may be asked to state your name, age, and address.
752.825 Resisting arrest.
Sec. 5.
It shall be unlawful for any person to resist or obstruct any officer or person empowered to make arrests under the provisions of this act.
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