Cass County, MI – A significant firearms seizure led to the arrest of a Howard Township man on Monday. Cass County Drug Enforcement Team detectives received a tip that a known felon possessed multiple firearms and potentially sold narcotics from a travel trailer.
According to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, detectives located the trailer and, with assistance from the Pokagon Tribal Police Department, conducted a traffic stop in the 2500 block of Lake Shore Drive in Niles. Through a bedroom window, officers observed several firearms on a bed. Following the issuance of a search warrant, detectives found 21 firearms and a large quantity of ammunition inside the trailer.
Further investigation revealed that two of the firearms were stolen. The 40-year-old male suspect, whose name is withheld pending arraignment, was arrested for felonious possession of firearms and is currently held at the Cass County Jail.
Anyone with information about this case or other criminal activities is encouraged to contact the Cass County Sheriff’s Office Tip Line at 1-800-462-9328 or through the anonymous web tip line at www.ccso.info.
