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We live in MI---My 14 year old step son is visiting from lower MI and he has been telling me that he has been in quite a bit of trouble where he lives. He said that he "thinks" he has an assualt with a deadly weapons charge on his record---claims his friend took his B B gun and shot someone with it----my question is can my husband go to our local police department and request his sons criminal record. He just got off the phone with his X and she claims that he is a good kid and all the trouble he is in isnt his fault. We dont want this to go any further. What are my husbands rights as far as this is concerned? Thanks

when your husband talked with his ex-wife, did she say that the police were at her house looking bfor your step son? you dont get a lot of distance with a bb gun,can the victim identify the person who shot him?(very important) did ex-wife talk to police and name her son's friend as the shooter? If the weapon hasn't been handled too much fingerprints will bear out a certain amount of reasonable doubt. if you want to get this cleared up you have work to do. get some answers

Thanks for getting back to me. My husbands X wont admit to any trouble. She insists that he is a good boy---he was caught last year shooting another boy with a paint ball gun and the sheriff was called, they were both told that if he were ever to be caught again he would be in trouble and he would also loose his MI hunters license for 2 years ( i guess thats a BIG thing were they are from) since then he has been caught shooting the paint ball gun at a moving semi truck (he was caught on tape by a neigbor) and then there was the trouble with the B B gun. My step son told all of this to me---and then he confronted his son with the information and he just shrugs his shoulders. The mom isnt much better. His home life is not good. Mom is not a good role model. He tells me he doesnt want to get into any more trouble but they live in a very small country town and it seems thats all those kids do. We did call their local sheriff and we were told that we would have to go to the juvemille division of the court to obtain any records on him. Problem is its a 3 hour drive one way---cant do it on the weekend (not open of course) I also found out that they keep two guns in the house (some type of rifles) I told my husband that this juvenille division should force the mom to get rid of ALL the guns in the house. My step son also confided to me that he has a sixteen year old girlfriend that has a baby!!!! My step son is only 14!!! I went nuts with that info. Mom of course doesnt see a problem with it !!!! I love my step son very much and dont want him to become another statisic. I know that boys grow up much faster than they used to ( I have two of my own) but thats ALL the boy talks about is sex---day and night. I try to talk to him and let him know that he could ruin his entire life---but he laughs. I am afraid for him---and honestly afraid for my three kids when he comes here. I have a 13 year old son and he even says that there is something wrong for him to be so into sex at this age. I am certain he has had sexual relations already. Can we do anything to force the mom to keep my husband informed on his legal troubles???? I am sorry this is sooo long. Feels good to get this stuff out!

I am sorry I forgot to say that the other boy that shot the BB gun was also charged with the same thing (assault with a deadly weapong) I was amazed at the local sheriffs attitude when my husband told him the situation he told him "not to worry Sir---his record will be wiped clean when he turns 18" ???? The thing is we are worried if he continues on this path he wont make it to 18!!!!

you know there is one crime that cann't be penalised and that is the indifference we as john q. public have to suffer at the hands of law enforcement officials. they cann't allow their feelings to enter into all their decissions, because reguardless of their feelings, the law must prevail. someone else has to sort out the finer details in a forum fo absolution or abolishment.the police gather evidence and the principals in the matter ,then everyone gathers in this forum to have their say,to have their day, in court. to those of us who fall on the wrong side of justice it doesn't seem like that great a system, but i would hate to live in a world without it.