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Naked man dancing with a handgun on highway is taken into custody, Michigan police say

A man from Rapid City, Michigan, was seen dancing naked on a highway with a handgun. Michigan State Police took him into protective custody.
A man from Rapid City, Michigan, was seen dancing naked on a highway with a handgun. Michigan State Police took him into protective custody.

A 46-year-old man was taken into protective custody after he was seen dancing naked with a handgun on a Michigan highway, state police said.

Multiple witnesses called Michigan State Police to report the man’s behavior, 9 and 10 News reported.

The Rapid City man danced naked with a handgun on the southbound side of a highway in northern Michigan, Detroit News reported. Witnesses saw the man doing push-ups and manually emptying the ammunition from his 9mm handgun.

When law enforcement officials arrived, they took the man into protective custody and transported him to a local hospital for a mental health evaluation, WNEM reported.

According to Up North Live, officials said the man had a valid Concealed Pistol License.

The incident occurred in Wexford County, about 205 miles northwest of Detroit.

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Aspen Pflughoeft
McClatchy DC
Aspen Pflughoeft covers real-time news for McClatchy. She is a graduate of Minerva University where she studied communications, history, and international politics. Previously, she reported for Deseret News.
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