Man accused of beating up uncle to face probation violation hearing in stun gun case
A Superior Township man will face a probation violation hearing Thursday after being accused of attacking his uncle at an Ypsilanti Township party store in May.
Madison Mealing
Madison Mealing, 39, was recently convicted of illegally possessing a stun gun and placed on probation. On May 30, police allege Mealing punched his uncle repeatedly for reportedly “snitching” on him while they were both in line at the A & W Party Store, 1011 E. Michigan Ave.
Mealing will be in Washtenaw County Trial Court Judge David Swartz’s courtroom at 1:30 p.m. Thursday for the probation violation hearing, according to court records.
Mealing was arrested while meeting with his probation agent and is now accused of aggravated assault and probation violation. He was given two years of probation for possessing the stun gun, which he pleaded guilty to in March.
There’s a lot of history between Mealing and the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office — the stun gun was found during a search of his home in November 2010, which came about because Mealing had posted several videos to YouTube threatening violence against deputies. At his sentencing in May, he informed Swartz he can’t call police for help because they don’t like him and he can no longer earn a living because of his dealings with police and the court system.
Mealing has previously been convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon and possessing child sexually abusive material.
Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
RJA
Thu, Jul 5, 2012 : 4:32 p.m.
Humm, Police don't like him? Police are not out there to win a popularity contest, they are out there to do their job.
Lovaduck
Thu, Jul 5, 2012 : 12:07 a.m.
It would seem that this gentlemen has issues that he needs help in resolving regarding anger, at the police and others. I sometimes despair of knowing how is the best way for society to deal with difficult individuals. There is incarceration of course, but what could really work beyond that. How sad.
Lovaduck
Thu, Jul 5, 2012 : 10:13 p.m.
I knew I'd get it for using "gentleman", but perhaps Vivian should know that the word is used in a neutral sense, not denoting gentility or graciousness. He's anything but gentle, I agree--but using the language in another than the archaic sense is not "muddled thinking".
KeepingItReal
Thu, Jul 5, 2012 : 12:07 p.m.
Vivian. It is obvious for sometime now that Mealing has some unresolved issues. The problem in Washtenaw Count is the Mental Health System is pretty unreponive to mental health issues involving African Americans, instead using the criminal justice system as a means of dealing with this problem. The mental health agency in this community receives millions of dollars to provide services most of which is spend on salaries. Unfortunately, the African American community has set by passively while its members are incarcerated instead of being provided supportive treatment. Your choice of the word "brute" is characteriscally what black males are referred to and incarceration is the way to control the brute.
vivian
Thu, Jul 5, 2012 : 12:30 a.m.
Your use of the term 'gentleman' is a little mystifying to me--the man being discussed seems to be in no way genteel, and in every observable way a brute. Perhaps--probably, even-- he can be civilized, but it doesn't seem to have happened yet. Debasement of the language in this way leads to muddled thinking.