BAY CITY, MI -- A Twining man has been arraigned on a criminal charge that he bought cigarettes with his ex's Bridge Card nearly a decade ago.

On April 19, 2007, a Michigan State Police trooper pulled over a 1986 Chevrolet heading south on Interstate 75 in Kawkawlin Township. The car had a severely cracked windshield, an obscured license plate, and the driver was not wearing a seat belt, court records show.

The female driver told the trooper she was heading to Flint after picking up Calvin D. Snellenberger from Twining, located in Arenac County. Passenger Snellenberger appeared quite nervous, the trooper wrote in his report, contained in court records.

Snellenberger told the trooper he was nervous because he had a large knife on him. The trooper searched him and found a three-edge knife, approximately 8 to 10 inches long, slung around Snellenberger's neck and shoulder, court records show. The trooper also found on Snellenberger a marijuana pipe, an airsoft pistol, and an EBT Card bearing a woman's name on Snellenberger, court records show.

Snellenberger told the trooper he bought the knife for $12 at a flea market. He said the EBT Card belonged to his "ex" and the mother of his three children. He went on to say that earlier that day, he used the card to buy a Mountain Dew and a pack of cigarettes, court records show.

The trooper asked Snellenberger how he could buy smokes on a Bridge Card. Snellenberger explained he was able to electronically deduct cash from the card's account, with which he bought the cigarettes, court records show.

Snellenberger was to appear in Bay County District Court for arraignment in May 2007. He failed to show, prompting authorities to issue a warrant for his arrest. He was not arrested until January 2016, but posted bond.

He voluntarily appeared for arraignment on Wednesday, Feb. 10, on single counts of carrying a concealed weapon and food stamp fraud of $250 or less. The charges are punishable by up to five years in prison and 93 days in jail, respectively.

Snellenberger is to appear for a preliminary examination before District Judge Mark E. Janer at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23.