Man with Gun Threatens Women in Ferndale Library Parking Lot
(Ferndale Police, Aug. 21, 2014)
Ferndale Police arrested a man with a gun after receiving reports that he used the gun to threaten three women in the parking lot of the Ferndale Library (which is next to the police station).
According to three victims the man began to accuse them of looking at them wrong, yelled and swore at them, and threatened them. One of the women was in the parking lot waiting for a ride, the other two women had just walked out of the library.
After he made the threats, one of the women called 911 to report the behavior. The suspect (29 year old man from Royal Oak Twp.) went to a pick-up truck, grabbed a pistol, pointed it at the women and threatened them.
Police arrived quickly. They confronted the man who offered no resistance. He said that he had a Concealed Pistol License (CPL) and he had a gun in his truck. He denied taking it out and threatening the women.
The suspect does currently have a valid CPL.
A warrant has been authorized for three counts of Felonious Assault (4 year felony) – one count for each victim.
Reid is being held without bond and will be arraigned this afternoon.
SUSPECT INFORMATION: James Wade REID, b/m, 09/28/84, Royal Oak Twp. resident.
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