Overview
- St. Clair County prosecutors charged the suspect with unlawful use of a chemical device, a two-year misdemeanor.
- Prosecutor Michael Wendling said an aggravated assault count is possible depending on the victim’s medical records.
- The individual has not been publicly named pending arraignment, and a follow-up court hearing is set for roughly two weeks from the charge.
- Video shows a group self-described as First Amendment auditors recording the storefront as accounts diverge over whether the spray was self-defense or an unprovoked act.
- Zimmerman’s Meat Market is closed, the owners posted a note critical of police and told Local 4 they plan to sell, as Marine City police cite ongoing review and prior reports of the group filming.