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Posted on 05/17/2008 8:55:15 AM PDT by holymoly
KALKASKA -- A Detroit police officer faces criminal charges after he allegedly fired a gun from a car window while drunk.
Kalkaska County Prosecutor Brian Donnelly this week charged Michael Arthur Knox, 38, with possession of a firearm while under the influence and reckless use of a firearm, he said.
Knox is from the Detroit suburb of New Hudson and told a Kalkaska County sheriff's deputy he is a Detroit police officer, Undersheriff Bruce Gualtiere said. Sheriff's officials later contacted the Detroit Police Department and confirmed Knox is a police officer there, Gualtiere said.
Detroit police officials could not be reached for comment, and Knox did not return a call for comment.
Knox allegedly fired a semi-automatic handgun out the window of a vehicle traveling down Rapid City Road at about 11 p.m. on May 9. A Kalkaska sheriff's deputy traveling behind the vehicle heard a few "loud pops" and pulled the vehicle over, Gualtiere said.
Knox, who sat in the front passenger side, allegedly was highly intoxicated and admitted to shooting the weapon out the window, Gualtiere said. The driver of the vehicle said Knox fired the gun because he believed they were being tailgated, Donnelly said.
There was no indication Knox aimed at anything in particular as he fired the shots, Donnelly said, and the gun wasn't a service weapon.
Deputies confiscated the gun but didn't arrest Knox, Donnelly said. They didn't make an arrest because they couldn't immediately make contact with the prosecutor's office, Gualtiere said.
The sheriff's department later sent information about the incident to Donnelly for charges.
Three other men were in the vehicle with Knox, Gualtiere said. All were from New Hudson, and Gualtiere said he believed one of the men has a cabin in the area.
Donnelly rarely issues the charge of possessing a firearm while intoxicated, he said, and Knox's job makes this case especially strange.
"It's the kind of thing that you would hope a person with the kind of training and experience a police officer (has) wouldn't do," he said. "It's not good, and we have to take that seriously."
I'm sure if his shots had struck someone, the victim(s) would have taken great comfort in knowing he didn't shoot them on purpose. /sarcasm
Was he part Irish....just askin’. Then it’s ok.
“Watch me hit that sign, McLovin!”
Right after he shot off his mouth. This headline writer should be shot off as well...
Dumb ass alert.
There was no indication Knox aimed at anything in particular as he fired the shots, Donnelly said
Hey Donnelly wanna buy a clue. What goes up, must come down. Its one of those Laws of physics thingys. And whether he was aiming, or just shooting 'up' or horizontally is irrelevant - he hit something brainiac. Bullets just don't disappear.
Some poor schmuck may now wake up to find a bullet hole in his car or window shot out. His Insurance Company will just love that - and so will the local cop who takes the report.
And this sh*t for brains cop better pray he didn't hit a person.
>>Watch me hit that sign, McLovin!
I had a college shootin’ buddy (late 1960s) whose next door neighbor was a retired FBI agent. The old geezer could shoot amazingly well. Once we asked him why - was it his FBI training? “Well, sorta ...” was the reply. Seems that when J. Ed’s boys were out driving in the Gumm’nt’s cars, they often engaged in target practice: “OK, Bud, you hit the 4 on that there Dr. Pepper sign.” Ah, for the good old days. Sigh.
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Highly intoxicated, firing a gun out the window and no arrest. Somehow I don't think they'd give me a pass for either offense.
I’m shocked the prosecutor is actually charging a cop, even if the cop lives 200 miles away.
Sure I believe that, seems to me this community needs to find them some replacement halfa** deputies.
Silly copper.....everyone knows if yer being followed ya pull a frag, let it cook off to 2 count and drop it out the window.
A frag? Silly me, I've been using Willie Petes.
lol...
Heat it hot enough, asphalt burns!
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