Screen capture of Ted Visner

Ted Visner

ISABELLA COUNTY, MI -- An Isabella County man is making headlines on anti-government sites after posting a video on social media saying he will use "appropriate force" to defend his property if sheriff's deputies try to evict him.

Isabella County District Judge Eric Janes ruled Friday that Bank of America could seek an eviction order against Ted Visner, of Blanchard, if he's not out of his home, and that he had until July 20 to appeal the decision, The Morning Sun reported.

"I will not be evicted from my property," Visner said in the almost eight-minute long video. "And when I say that, what I mean is, I will use all appropriate force to defend my property."

Visner called out the Isabella County Sheriff's Department in the video, saying officials "stole" another home from him in 2010.

"And these are going to be the people that come here and execute me for my refusal to leave and protecting my own personal private property," Visner said.

Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said he is aware of the videos but noted his department is not involved.

"There's nothing happening," Mioduszewski said. "We have no eviction notice to do anything. We're not participating. We're not doing anything about it."

Mioduszewski said Friday's hearing was one step of many that the bank has to take to legally have Visner evicted.

"Basically, it's much ado about nothing, and nothing is happening," Mioduszewski said.

Visner could not be immediately reached for comment.

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Bob Johnson is a reporter for MLive/The Saginaw News. Contact him at 989-395-3295, by email at bob_johnson@mlive.com or follow him on Twitter,Facebook or Google+.