2/25/13 - A Genesee County man who police say brandished a weapon at a motorist while driving on US-23 in Hartland Township was jailed recently for another gun-related incident. Court records show that 67-year-old Clarence Leroy Murphy Jr. of Flint was free on a $5,000 bond on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon when he was arrested for trying to bring a small, loaded pistol and pocketknife into the Genesee County Courthouse on December 5th. He was subsequently jailed and his bond increased to $750,000. Murphy was already facing two counts of carrying a concealed weapon for an incident October 29th in Hartland Township when a woman says she and her 12-year-old daughter were driving northbound on US-23 and a minivan tried to pass her near Crouse Road. The driver, alleged to be Murphy, eventually pulled alongside and waived a handgun while laughing. She was able to get his license plate and pass that along to authorities, who later stopped his vehicle in Flint. A search turned up two handguns and a starter pistol. Authorities in both counties are awaiting the results of a forensic psychiatric exam to see if heâs competent to stand trial. He is set next in court in Genesee County on March 15th and then April 22nd for the Livingston County charges. (JK)
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