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U.S. attorney still pondering gun charges
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U.S. attorney still pondering gun charges
By JIM DALGLEISH / H-P City Editor
SODUS -- Five months after agents seized 40 guns from his home, Lawrence Bauer still faces no federal weapons charges.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lloyd Meyer said Tuesday he expects to decide in the next three months whether to seek charges against the Sodus Township resident.
Meyer, from his Grand Rapids office, said the case remains under investigation and he would disclose no further details.
On Feb. 26, about 30 local police and federal agents seized the guns and 8,000 rounds of ammunition from the home at 6473 Lett Road. A federal judge issued the search warrant and agreed to the U.S. attorney's request to seal the supporting affidavit.
Authorities have not said why they think Bauer had the guns and ammunition.
During the raid, Bauer was arrested in nearby Pipestone Township as he drove home in a tow truck. Police said they found a loaded handgun in the truck.
Bauer, 37, pleaded guilty July 15 in Berrien Trial Court to the state charge of carrying a concealed weapon. He is slated to be sentenced Aug. 19, the Berrien County Prosecutor's Office reported.
Also on Feb. 26, police arrested Bauer's wife, Tricia Carrie Lavanway-Bauer, 27, for allegedly possessing marijuana in a school zone.
The woman had been a substitute Coloma school bus driver, and was arrested at the garage after completing a run.
She pleaded guilty March 6 and was referred to a drug diversion program, the prosecutor's office reported.
The arrests and gun seizures followed an 11-month investigation. Officers said the probe was launched after neighbors reported automatic gunfire at or near the Bauers' home.
Meyer in March said the weapons would be test fired to determine if any were automatic.
Meyer on Tuesday would not comment on the results.
Ownership of automatic weapons is highly restricted under federal law. Automatic weapons fire multiple bullets with one squeeze of the trigger.
Bauer's lawyer, Thomas Swisher of Dowagiac, could not be reached for comment.
http://heraldpalladium.com/display/inn_news/news3.txt
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
By JIM DALGLEISH / H-P City Editor
SODUS -- Five months after agents seized 40 guns from his home, Lawrence Bauer still faces no federal weapons charges.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lloyd Meyer said Tuesday he expects to decide in the next three months whether to seek charges against the Sodus Township resident.
Meyer, from his Grand Rapids office, said the case remains under investigation and he would disclose no further details.
On Feb. 26, about 30 local police and federal agents seized the guns and 8,000 rounds of ammunition from the home at 6473 Lett Road. A federal judge issued the search warrant and agreed to the U.S. attorney's request to seal the supporting affidavit.
Authorities have not said why they think Bauer had the guns and ammunition.
During the raid, Bauer was arrested in nearby Pipestone Township as he drove home in a tow truck. Police said they found a loaded handgun in the truck.
Bauer, 37, pleaded guilty July 15 in Berrien Trial Court to the state charge of carrying a concealed weapon. He is slated to be sentenced Aug. 19, the Berrien County Prosecutor's Office reported.
Also on Feb. 26, police arrested Bauer's wife, Tricia Carrie Lavanway-Bauer, 27, for allegedly possessing marijuana in a school zone.
The woman had been a substitute Coloma school bus driver, and was arrested at the garage after completing a run.
She pleaded guilty March 6 and was referred to a drug diversion program, the prosecutor's office reported.
The arrests and gun seizures followed an 11-month investigation. Officers said the probe was launched after neighbors reported automatic gunfire at or near the Bauers' home.
Meyer in March said the weapons would be test fired to determine if any were automatic.
Meyer on Tuesday would not comment on the results.
Ownership of automatic weapons is highly restricted under federal law. Automatic weapons fire multiple bullets with one squeeze of the trigger.
Bauer's lawyer, Thomas Swisher of Dowagiac, could not be reached for comment.
http://heraldpalladium.com/display/inn_news/news3.txt
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878