BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP — The new lawman in this Washtenaw County township is a former militia member.
Michael David Meeks speaks to reporters after being acquitted of charges connected to the Hutaree Militia at the U.S. courthouse in Detroit in March.
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Meeks says his duties in the unpaid job still are unclear, although he might get involved in enforcing zoning issues.
Meeks was among members of the Hutaree militia charged with conspiring to attack the government. In March, a judge acquitted him and others, saying prosecutors failed to prove their case.
Meeks says many people in the community agree with him that it was a "phony" case.