LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — An Oakland County Circuit Court docket choose sentenced Jacob Gean, 28, and Jessie Gean, 29, of Madison Heights to probation Monday for breaking Michigan’s Protected Storage gun legislation.
The Safe Storage Regulation requires gun homeowners to maintain their unattended weapons unloaded and saved in a container whether it is moderately identified {that a} minor is more likely to be current on the premises.
The couple’s 9-year-old son shot himself within the hand with Jacob Gean’s gun, which was left unattended in a jacket pocket at their dwelling in August 2024.
They have been sentenced to 2 years of probation along with time served for 3 days in Oakland County Jail.
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In accordance with the court docket, the 2 should preserve or search employment, they can’t interact in assaultive conduct or possess any firearms or lethal weapons, they usually should comply with all circumstances imposed by the Household Court docket.
“Gun violence is a public well being disaster and a number one explanation for loss of life amongst kids. It solely takes 10 seconds to put in a cable lock or a couple of minutes to correctly safe a firearm. These few moments might stop an unintentional harm or loss of life,” stated Oakland County Prosecutor Karen D. McDonald in a information launch despatched to six Information.
