A Waterford man was issued a misdemeanor noise violation ticket for blaring NWA's 1988 anti-police rap anthem, "F*** tha Police," at a Pontiac gas station near the scene of an in-progress traffic stop on June 5.

Nick Somberg, a Birmingham-based attorney who's agreed to represent James Webb at no cost, says his client was ticketed because of the song's anti-law enforcement content, not the volume, which he argues is a constitutional free speech violation.

"As a form of protest, he pulled up playing 'F*** the Police,' and the officer, not liking the content of his protest, wrote him a misdemeanor ticket," says Somberg. "It's not just a ticket; it's punishable by jail time."

Webb was ticketed by an Oakland County sheriff's deputy.

Dejuante Franklin, the driver involved in the traffic stop, told WJBK-TV, Fox 2 News: "The cop was talking to me, handing me my ticket, and was like 'is he playing that for me?' I was like 'I don't know him, you ask him that question.' He was like 'I'm sick of this ... I'm going over there now.'"

Somberg says the stock stereo in Webb's 2004 Toyota Corolla couldn't have been that loud.

He says Webb walked into the gas station to make a purchase and was stopped, questioned and ticketed by the deputy while returning to his parked car.

Somberg says he hopes the charge is dismissed, but if not, he's willing to take it to a jury trial.

MLive has requested and was awaiting comment from the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.

Somberg says he learned about Webb's case after Webb posted a copy of his ticket to Facebook. Someone tagged the attorney in the post and he initially "thought it was just something random from the Internet," but then realized it occurred in Pontiac. Somberg reached out to Webb.

""I told him 'I'll represent you for free,'" Somberg said. "I think the ticket is bull."

"F*** tha Police" is a protest song released in 1988 on NWA's "Straight Outta Compton" album.