(WXYZ) — A former Wayne County official has pleaded guilty to felonious assault after pulling a gun during a gas station brawl over a can of soda in early 2025.
As the 7 investigators were first to reveal, then-Wayne County Parks Director Alicia Bradford and her husband were seen on gas station surveillance video just after midnight on New Year's Day in 2025.
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After an argument with a customer over a ten-cent bottle deposit fee, Bradford's husband was seen pulling a gun on the man. After a fight ensued, Alicia Bradford then entered the store, pointing a gun of her own.
Both she and her husband were charged by Oakland County's prosecutor with assault with a dangerous weapon and felony firearm.
At a pre-trial hearing this week, Alicia Bradford entered a guilty plea to one count of felonious assault in the case. The charge of felony firearm has been dismissed.
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Alicia Bradford's sentencing is scheduled for March 31 in Oakland Circuit Court.
Bradford had resigned last March from her $146,000 a year county job following the charges.