Overview
- The unidentified suspect faces a misdemeanor count of unlawful use of a chemical device that carries up to two years, with the name withheld until arraignment.
- The Jan. 6 confrontation occurred outside Zimmerman's Meat Market as a group calling themselves First Amendment auditors recorded through the storefront window.
- Video posted online shows a cameraman warning the owner to stay back before spraying, while the owner says he was walking toward a nearby officer for help.
- Marine City police and St. Clair County deputies collected videos and statements at the scene and said the group had been reported recording businesses and city facilities.
- The market temporarily closed afterward and posted a note critical of local police, drawing further attention to the incident; a follow-up court hearing is set in two weeks.