http://www.freep.com/story/news/loca...tion/99405980/



Baker was charged with two counts of carrying a concealed weapon and one count of brandishing firearms in public. Vreeland was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer and disturbing the peace. He previously told the Free Press that both men are legal gun owners and Michigan law allows them to carry their weapons openly.

Somberg said Monday that his client, Vreeland, was given worse charges than Baker, even though he wasn't carrying a gun. He said that the assaulting/resisting/obstructing charge is a felony more serious than the crimes Baker faces.

"That doesn't make any sense," Somberg said. "Basically, they want to teach him a lesson."

He also said that the carrying a concealed weapon charges both men face were not from the Feb. 5 incident but from evidence taken from their confiscated recording equipment. In the newly posted video, Baker appears to obey officers and lie face-down on the floor first. Vreeland backs up and argues with the officers, who are pointing guns at him.