maat922

Ok, I got some details straight from the horse's mouth today. Mike was in NJ on his way to NY to pick up some guns that he inherited from his uncle. A shotgun, a rifle, some ammo, and he had his own personal gun with him before hand; thus, 4 felonies (possession of ammo is a felony?? WTF?). As for the other questions, all I know so far is that he was in whatever county Roxbury is in and his name is Michael Zimmer. I'll give him a shout tomorrow and see if he can tell me the docket # and judge's name, etc. OH, Mike's never had a run-in with cops, not even a speeding ticket. He has to go back on November 17th so they can decide if it's necessary to keep him on probation (or something like that, I didn't really get that part).

I personally would never "be thankful" for a tyrannical government "granting me mercy" for excercising my 2A rights under any circumstances. That's the mindset of a subject. I'd rather go to prison than be a subject. Good people break bad laws. But that's just me. When/if I can get any real details of the case I'll pass them along.

OK, apparently he got probation. He still has to go back in November for something or other, haven't yet gotten the whole story. I also found out today that the original charges consisted of 4 felonies (!?). I don't think anyone associated with the case including him fully understand anything about it other than the cops and lawyers. If I can find out any specific details I'll definitely post them. I only saw his dad for about 10 minutes tonight and he was pretty spent from all the driving and general stress. Thanks for the concern shown here for sure though.

Roger that, understood. To my knowledge Mike's never been in any serious trouble, maybe drinking underage when he was in high school or something like that but nothing serious. The kid's an adamant workaholic capitalist and spends all of his time either working or buying a new apartment building/rental house nd/or with his daughter. If I can get copies of his docs I most certainly will pass them along to you so you can at least use them perhaps to your advantage in your state.

I'm not exactly cure where the actual court is, I just know that he was arrested in Roxbury, NJ. I know nothing about the area.

I have no idea who his lawyer is, I'm afraid of that myself.

He didn't get pulled over, he was already pulled over (can't remember why he was pulled over, checking the trailer or something). His name is Mike Zimmer.

Nope, no tattoos or anything like that, perfectly clean, well built American stock farmboy type. I don't know what "FOPA" is (freedom of passage agreement? is my guess). The actual event was over a year ago, the trial is just tomorrow. I've known the whole family since I went to work for his dad when Mikey was just a kid. Doesn't do drugs or even drink really, maybe a beer on Christmas kind of guy (the only day he ever takes off). The cop was definitely on a fishing expedition, of that there is no doubt. Everything about the truck is legit, white 2010 Chevy 3/4 ton 4wd with some fat-ish tires on it with company logos all over the place. Just got off the phone with his mom, she says "they talked to the lawyer and the prosecutor and they both say everything's going to be fine", but that's Jersey and those are Jersey lawyers. I trust the best lawyer on the planet about as far as I can throw them. When the prosecutor tells you there's nothing to worry about, you know he's full of **** or he'd have ceased to pursue the case a long time ago. His parents are worried sick.

Hello everyone! I wanted to join the site and ask you New Jerseyans for a little help for a nice guy who's about to get the shaft from the State of NJ, Roxbury Twp. Michael is a young man who is self-made, employs 30-40 people, has a 5 year-old daughter and a new wife, and is going to stand trial tomorrow in Roxbury for an "illegally possessed handgun". Mike lives and operates his business in the Jupiter, Florida area. On his way home to upstate NY, he was stopped by police in Roxbury, completely oblivious to the idea that people in NJ were restricted as to their 2nd Amendment rights as there are no such draconian restrictions in Florida. The gun was in it's case and locked under the seat of his truck. The officer asked him to step out of his truck (which he did), and then asked his wife if it would be alright if they searched the truck. She consented to the search without a thought (probable cause is extremely questionable here), and the officer discovered the gun. For anyone in the area who is all about the Right to Bear Arms, this is a good opportunity to support an incredibly hard-working and reliable young man who made the mistake of thinking that he lived in a free country. Please show up to Roxbury court tomorrow and let him know that he isn't alone in his thinking about how ridiculous and detrimental the NJ gun laws are. Thanks a lot for any and all who can attend, and please feel free to forward this message on to any group you know of in the area who would have an interest in the case's outcome. In Liberty, Matt