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Man accused of shooting vehicle, threatening person with a firearm charged in Schoolcraft County

Guy Vertz

MANISTIQUE, MI— A Manistique man has been arraigned on weapons charges after he allegedly threatened someone with a gun and fired shots at a vehicle in Thompson Township last week.

The incident happened Wednesday afternoon outside a residence on Flodin Road. No one was injured, but a vehicle sustained damage.

Guy Vertz, 42, was arraigned on two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of felony firearm. He remains lodged in the Schoolcraft County Jail on a $25,000 bond. His next court date is Thursday.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.