Jail Time Ordered for US-23 Driver Who Waived GunJail Time Ordered for US-23 Driver Who Waived Gun

12/6/13 - More than a year later, a man who waived a gun at a motorist on US-23 in Hartland Township last year has been sentenced to jail time. 68-year-old Clarence Leroy Murphy Jr. of Flint was ordered Thursday to serve six months in jail and three years of probation for his no contest plea to a single count of felonious assault. Murphy was arrested after a motorist told police she and her 12-year-old daughter were driving northbound on US-23 on October 29th of 2012 when a minivan driven by Murphy tried to pass her near Crouse Road. She said the minivan pulled alongside at which point he waived a handgun while laughing. Murphy was later pulled over by police in Genesee County and taken into custody. A subsequent search of his vehicle turned up a starter pistol, a semi-automatic handgun and a loaded revolver. Murphy also pleaded guilty to a previous charge in Genesee County of assault and battery for an incident in September, 2012 in Flint Township that involved a gun. He was subsequently sentenced to 93 days of jail time already served. (JK)