DEARBORN, MI — A pair of gun-rights activists arrested after a confrontation with officers inside the Dearborn Police Department in February have been convicted after jury trials in Wayne County Circuit Court. Brandon Vreeland and James Baker will be sentenced on Aug. 18 on several charges.

On Feb. 5, the two men walked into the Dearborn Police Department with Baker carrying several weapons and Vreeland shooting video footage on a camera. A tense standoff followed with about a dozen officers finally subduing the men after threats, cursing and heated words were exchanged.

James Baker

Baker, of Leonard, Michigan, was charged with two counts of carrying a concealed weapon and one count of brandishing firearms in public. Vreeland was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer and disturbing the peace.

In a Monday press conference, Dearborn police said Vreeland, of Jackson, was convicted of carrying a concealed weapon, felony resisting and opposing an officer, and disturbing the peace. Baker was convicted of carrying a concealed weapon.