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Troopers find drunk Macomb Co. man slumped over with 3 long guns in vehicle

Posted at 9:45 AM, Nov 16, 2019
and last updated 2019-11-16 09:46:57-05

MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. (WXYZ) — An Armada man is awaiting charges at the Macomb County Jail after police found him slumped over in a running vehicle.

On Nov. 15, troopers responded to the area of Brown Road and Ebeling Road in Bruce Township in Macomb County for reports of a driver slumped over the wheel. At the scene, troopers found the car parked and running.

Police say the unconscious driver, a 26-year-old man from Armada, was found drunk and arrested for operating while intoxicated. After a subsequent inventory search, authorities located three long guns in the vehicle.

The firearms were seized, and the driver was placed at the Macomb County Jail pending charges of Operating While Intoxicated-High BAC and Possession of Firearm While Intoxicated, according to Michigan State Police.