Man Wanted On Child Abuse Charge, Arrested For Reportedly Stealing Assault Rifle
ORION TWP. (WWJ) - A Lapeer County man wanted on child abuse charges has been charged in a separate crime in Orion Township.
Police say Edmund Proulx stole an AK-47 from the home he was renting the basement of and that he confessed to the crime-- saying he then sold the assault rifle to a drug dealer in Flint.
Proulx has been arraigned on a $75,000 bond and faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted. Charges are also expected in the separate child abuse case.