Man rescued from woods faces gun charge
Associated Press
CHEBOYGAN, Mich. — Rescuers on foot and by helicopter battled high winds and blowing snow to find Howard Keshick in some Northern Michigan woods.
But police also found him with a .50-caliber inline muzzleloader and learned he had a previous conviction for home invasion.
The Cheboygan Daily Tribune reports that Keshick pleaded guilty March 17 in Cheboygan County's 53rd Circuit Court to being a felon in possession of a firearm. He also pleaded guilty to malicious destruction of property from a separate incident.
Keshick became lost while hunting during a snowstorm in Inverness Township. He used a cell phone to summon help after spending a day looking for a way out of the woods.
He will pay for rescue expenses. Sentencing is scheduled April 7.
Allow me to play devil's advocate for just a moment. Look the guy lost his priviledge to own and operate a firearm when he decided he should be robbing houses. Here's a similar scenario. Tell me if this dude deserves some attention from the law. A pedophile receives medical attention from 911 after being hit in the head with a baseball while watching a little league team practice. He's clearly not allowed within 500 yards of a child but he got his head caved in. I'd say he's due for a arrest. So sorry Mr. Keshick...I think you were in the wrong.
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