IONIA, MI -- One of the two men who died Wednesday in a road-rage related shootout was charged in 2006 with carrying a concealed weapon while under the influence of liquor.

Robert Taylor, 56, ultimately was convicted of misdemeanor operating while intoxicated and the weapons-related charge was dismissed. He was sentenced to one year of probation, ordered to pay $1,100 in fines and costs and credited with serving two days jail.

Taylor died after he and James Pullum, 43, exchanged gunfire at the Wonder Wand Car Wash, 426 S. Steele St. about 7 p.m. on Sept. 18. The shooting was preceded by some type of road rage incident, Ionia Department of Public Safety officers said.

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Both drivers pulled into the car wash lot and an argument ensued before the shooting.

Both Pullum and Taylor had valid concealed weapons permits, police said.

Under state law, a person with a concealed pistol is subject to immediate seizure of the weapon if they are caught with any amount of alcohol in their system.

Their concealed pistol permit can be revoked for up to one year if the blood-alcohol content is between .02 and .07, up to three years if between .08 and .09, and permanently revoked for .10 and higher.

In Taylor's case, the charges surrounding the concealed pistol were dismissed and it was never referred to the county's concealed weapons board for action, the Ionia County District Court administrator said.

The only record in Ionia County for Pullum was a 2004 seat belt violation.

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