It's a bird! It's a plane! It's 'Bee Sting'! Real-life Detroit 'superhero' finds himself in trouble with the law after shooting gun during patrol



He was supposed to protect the innocent and fight for justice, but now a real-life 'superhero' from a Detroit suburb who goes by the moniker 'Bee Sting' has found himself on the wrong side of the law after allegedly discharging a shotgun.

According to a report by the Detroit Free Press , 36-year-old Adam Besso, of Sterling Heights, Michigan, was arrested on Thursday after the shotgun he was carrying while patrolling in a trailer park near Flint went off during a tussle with a man, police said.

The victim, 38-year-old Tom Carter, grabbed the barrel of Besso's gun because he felt threatened by the masked crusader, who went after him for revving up his motorcycle, according to Lieutenant Mike Odette.

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Split personality: Adam Besso, pictured as himself right, patrols the streets of Detroit disguised as a real-life superhero known as 'Bee Sting,' left



The gunshot sent a round into a vacant trailer, and Carter suffered a cut to his lip during the scuffle.

'As soon as I saw the gun, I was thinking I didn't want my kids to get shot,' Carter, a father of two, told MLive .

'Just because we live in a trailer park doesn't make us less human, and we're not going to let people come in here giving us a bad name,' he added.

Carter's 13-year-old son, Nickolas, said that every superhero has a cinch in his armour, and 'Bee Sting's' weak spot was his father.

The owner of the trailer park had authorized one 'superhero' to patrol the area, but on the night on the incident, that person was unavailable, so 'Bee Sting' and two other masked crusaders stepped in.



Michigan Protectors: Adam Besso is part of a group of citizen-superheroes that includes ten members, among them 'Void,' left, and ' The Animal ,' right



Authorities say at the time of the arrest, Besso was wearing a bulletproof vest, a black leather jacket with a bee logo, shin guards, knee pads and black leather gloves. In his possession they found a can of pepper spray, handcuffs and scissors.

Besso, an Iraq War veteran, is part of a group of citizen-superheroes called the Michigan Protectors that includes ten members, among them 'Sentinel,' 'Void,' 'Checkmate and 'The Animal.'

In his online profile, 'Bee Sting' lists a mong his superhero skills first aid and CPR, Jujitsu and urban warfare, as well as disaster scene management.



According to his Facebook page, when he is not busy fighting crime, Besso works as a quality manager for a local company that manufactures components for the aerospace and defence industries.

Besso has been charged with felonious assault and wearing body armour during the commission of a violent crime. His bail was set at $80,000.

Aside from the criminal charges, Besso's superhero alter-ego faces other penalties from his fellow masked crusaders, who now plan to boot him from their team.

Joshua Lowery, of Eaton Rapids, who goes by the name 'Arsenul' in the group, said that he and his comrades do not condone carrying loaded guns.

'We don't want to be considered vigilantes as much as we want to be considered (to be) helping others,' he told the Detroit Free Press.

This is not the first time one of the Michigan Protectors has run afoul with the law. A 'superhero' known as 'Petoskey Batman' was arrested last May on trespassing and possession of dangerous weapons charges.

In an unrelated case, the Bangor Daily News reported that another man dressed as Batman was arrested in Bal Harbor, Maine, earlier this month for posting a threatening message on his Facebook page.

Local "Super Hero" Busted by Police: MyFoxDETROIT.com



