Guns seized, man arrested after welfare check of Leslie student

Rachel Greco | Lansing State Journal

BUNKER HILL TWP. - Police seized five firearms at a home in Bunker Hill Township and arrested the homeowner Friday while checking on the welfare of a Leslie Public Schools student who lived there.

According to a news release from the Ingham County Sheriff's Office, deputies assisted Child Protective Services with checking on the student's welfare Friday. The check was made in connection with a threat being investigated by the school district, according to the release.

"...(T)he student attends the same school where a threat of violence was reported late last week," according to the news release. "The child was not at the home at the time."

Police arrested the homeowner, Kevin Wells, 37, for possession of a stolen firearm and felon in possession of a firearm, according to the release.

Police seized five firearms, including two stolen handguns and another that had its serial number filed off. Sheriff's Office officials on Monday directed further questions to the Leslie Police department.

Leslie Police Chief Robert Delamarter on Monday declined to comment on Wells' arrest, because the investigation remains ongoing.

He also declined to comment on how the arrest may be connected to an incident last Wednesday in which a note was given to a teacher in the Leslie school district.

The note was "a very small corner of a piece of notebook paper that has names and some wording that could appear to be threatening or concerning," Delamarter said.

He described the note as "concerning" and said it's currently being analyzed at the Michigan State Police forensic crime lab.

Delamarter said officials are taking the note seriously and are working to ensure students at the school district are safe.

Wells' bond was set at $11,000, according to the news release. He is scheduled to appear in front of Judge Donald Allen at 55th District Court June 14.



"The Sheriff's Office has notified the Leslie Police Department and the Leslie School District with the findings of this investigation in the event it would assist them in their own investigations," according to the release.

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