LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A semi-truck driver from Texas was arrested on the Mackinac Bridge earlier this week after state police seized 27 weapons during a traffic stop for something completely unrelated.
According to the Michigan State Police, the incident happened Wednesday at around 6:48 p.m., when a motor carrier officer patrolling the Mackinac Bridge saw a semi truck hauling a trailer “speeding and operating in a hazardous manner.”
The officer then pulled the truck over and found the driver, Eric Koroscik, 54, of Kingwood, TX, had an active warrant out for his arrest and was taken into custody on the scene.
Law enforcement later learned he was in possession of multiple illegal weapons, with MSP seizing 27 individual items, including:
- 15 double-edged knives, including three equipped with brass knuckle handles
- Two throwing stars, each with four double-edged sides
- Two additional sets of brass knuckles, including one spiked set
- Five loaded pistols
- One loaded rifle
- One shotgun
- One large double-edged sword with a 32-inch blade
Troopers also found Koroscik had two open containers of alcohol in the vehicle and found evidence during an inspection of the semi that he had allegedly falsified his electronic logging device records.
Koroscik was taken to the Mackinac County Jail. Thursday, he was arraigned in the 92nd District Court in Mackinac County on one count of carrying a concealed weapon and MSP says he could face additional charges for other violations.
He is next due back in court on April 10…