âShe lives in fearâ: Traverse City woman, attorney to file lawsuit against official who flashed rifle during meeting
Attorney says Grand Traverse County Commissioner Ron Clous flashed his rifle at her âin a threatening manner,â which traumatized the 74-year-old woman
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Attorney says client âlives in fearâ after co. commissioner flashed gun at her during virtual meeting
and last updated 2021-04-09 20:04:48-04
MICHIGAN â A Grand Traverse county commissioner will be facing a lawsuit in the coming days for his behavior during a virtual public meeting in January.
âWhat I can tell you is that this 74-year-old single woman didnât ask to be put into this position,â said the womanâs attorney Blake Ringsmuth of Ringsmuth Wuori LLC. âShe was simply exercising her right to free speech as guaranteed by the First Amendment in the United States Constitution when a county commissioner who apparently didnât appreciate her speech decided to leave the camera and go and grab an AR-15 gun and display it in a threatening manner.â