Articles tagged: ATF
Man facing federal charges in robbery at 7-Eleven in Ypsilanti Township
Posted: Mar 14, 2012A man is facing federal charges after investigators said he fired a shot during a robbery last June at a 7-Eleven in Ypsilanti Township. Mario Hairston, 26, was charged Tuesday in a federal criminal complaint ... Read more »
Man faces gun charge after traffic stop in Ypsilanti Township
Posted: Feb 20, 2012A man is facing a federal gun charge after he was pulled over earlier this month in Ypsilanti Township, and investigators said they found a loaded handgun and some marijuana in the car. William Pickering ... Read more »
Canada seeks extradition of former Ann Arbor real estate company owner on child sex assault charges
Posted: Feb 07, 2012The Canadian government is seeking to extradite a Scio Township man on charges he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl more than 19 years ago at a park in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. Richard Thurman Fabian, 65, who ... Read more »
FBI informant in Hutaree case was arrested for firing gun during argument
Posted: Jan 19, 2012He is expected to take the stand next month as seven Hutaree militia members - who sometimes trained in Washtenaw County - go on trial in federal court on charges including seditious conspiracy and attempting to use weapons of mass destruction. Read more »
Deputies nab man wanted on federal warrant after high-speed chase
Posted: Dec 28, 2011A man wanted on federal gun and drug charges stemming from an investigation in Ypsilanti Township's West Willow neighborhood was arrested Wednesday by Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies after a high-speed chase. Roman Whitfield, 34, of ... Read more »
Defense attorneys seek information on FBI informants in Hutaree case
Posted: Dec 06, 2011David Stone Jr. Defense attorneys for Hutaree militia member David Stone Jr. filed a motion Monday, asking the government to disclose the identities of two confidential informants that the FBI relied upon when it began ... Read more »
Confidential informants help ATF, sheriff's deputies in case against alleged West Willow drug dealer
Posted: Nov 04, 2011A man faces charges after ATF agents said two confidential informants equipped with audio/video recording devices bought drugs and a gun from him in Ypsilanti Township's West Willow neighborhood. Roman Whitfield, 34, of Superior Township, ... Read more »
Man faces gun and drug charges after ATF investigation in West Willow
Posted: Nov 04, 2011Updated story: Confidential informants help ATF, sheriff's deputies in case against alleged West Willow drug dealer A man is facing federal gun and drug charges after a joint investigation by ATF agents and Washtenaw County ... Read more »
Federal prosecutors dismiss charge against Hutaree member
Posted: Sep 24, 2011Federal prosecutors have dismissed a gun charge against Hutaree militia member David Brian Stone Jr. Prosecutors filed a motion Friday in federal court in Detroit that says "the ends of justice would best be served ... Read more »
Man accused of attempting to shoot gas station clerk faces federal gun charge
Posted: Sep 09, 2011A man investigators say pointed a loaded handgun at a gas station clerk in Ypsilanti Township last month - then pulled the trigger as his weapon malfunctioned- is now facing a federal gun charge. Thomas ... Read more »
Hutaree militia trial may be delayed until 2012
Posted: Aug 07, 2011This story has been removed from our site after 30 days as required by our digital use agreement with the Associated Press. Read more »
Hutaree member's home confinement isn't necessary, attorneys argue
Posted: Jun 08, 2011Attorneys for Hutaree militia member David Stone Jr. recently filed a motion asking the court to consider terminating a number of bond conditions imposed on him as he awaits trial on charges, including seditious conspiracy. ... Read more »
Man accused of phoning in bomb threat to AATA remains jailed
Posted: May 16, 2011A man accused of phoning in a bomb threat to the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority on Friday morning is being held at the Washtenaw County Jail, jail officials said this morning. Robert Allen Braun, 38, ... Read more »
Automobile Magazine: The story behind the bomb scare package that prompted Ann Arbor street closures
Posted: May 14, 2011The folks at Automobile Magazine had a birds-eye view of the bomb scare in downtown Ann Arbor on Friday afternoon. As it turns out, they also had the inside scoop on the "suspicious package" that ... Read more »
Ann Arbor police continue to investigate bomb threat after disposing of suspicious package
Posted: May 13, 2011Ann Arbor police continue to investigate a bomb threat that a man phoned in this morning to the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority, Det. Sgt. Brian Jatczak said. The threat prompted law enforcement officials to take ... Read more »
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