Sumpter Police arrest 17 year old carrying loaded handgun

By Rosemary K. Otzman
Independent Editor
Dominic William Rubino, 17, of the Milan/Washtenaw County area is facing a charge of carrying a concealed weapon, a five-year felony, after being arrested in Sumpter Township.
Rubino was arrested by Sumpter Police on Nov. 11 and was arraigned Nov. 13 in 34th District Court. His preliminary exam is set for Nov. 27 at the court.
Sumpter Detective John Toth said Sgt. Jim Cayce and Officer Jerry Cox responded at 1:51 p.m. to a call reporting a fight on Texas in Holiday West mobile home park.
As they traveled to the scene, the officers got additional information over the radio. There was a man in a truck and he was armed with a gun, the caller told police. The caller also reported the dispute started in Washtenaw County.
The caller told police the gun “may have been used against people in the park” then, that two vehicles were leaving the park at an accelerated speed.
Officer Cox was able to stop both vehicles and to retrieve the 9 mm Smith & Wesson handgun, which was loaded, from Rubino, Det. Toth said.
He said police learned the gun was not brandished in the park by Rubino, but its presence allegedly was implied in the confrontation.