- Posted June 28, 2012
- Tweet This | Share on Facebook
Ex-Protectors member to give up gun, mask
FLINT (AP) -- A Michigan man who once belonged to a costumed band of self-professed real-life superheroes has agreed to turn in his gun, bulletproof vest and mask as part of a plea deal.
The Flint Journal reports Adam Besso, nicknamed "Bee Sting," pleaded guilty last Friday to a misdemeanor charge of attempted assault with a weapon. The agreement with prosecutors calls for the 36-year-old Sterling Heights man to be freed from jail after sentencing Aug. 6.
Defense lawyer Clint Perryman says the plea came after Besso weighed potential trial outcomes.
Besso was charged after the discharge of a shotgun in a Flint-area mobile home park in April. Police said the ex-Michigan Protectors member was wearing a bulletproof vest, a black leather jacket with a bee logo, shin guards and knee pads.
Published: Thu, Jun 28, 2012
headlines Oakland County
- Attorneys sharpen courtroom skills at inaugural program
- Michigan tax preparers indicted for conspiring to defraud the United States and preparing false tax returns
- Woman pleads no contest on multiple cases, including embezzlement of $90K from her father
- As the country turns 250, retired judges hit the road to defend judicial independence
- Private mobile home water services provider, president sentenced for falsifying water safety, discharge tests
headlines National
- ABA connects death row inmate to pro bono attorneys who help free him
- ACLU and BigLaw firm use ‘Orange is the New Black’ in hashtag effort to promote NY jail reform
- 2 judges suspended in separate cases after being indicted on criminal charges
- Convicted ex-judge gets $5K fine but no prison time in immigration case
- Ohio governor signs bill prohibiting foreign litigation funding
- Many small firms collect payments faster than BigLaw counterparts, new data shows
