WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – A man was arrested for allegedly wearing a bulletproof vest with a gun on his waistband near a high school in Dearborn.
Dearborn police responded to a high school on April 27, 2025 for a report of a man with a gun. A witness reported to police that a man displayed a gun with an extended magazine in his waistband and he went into a white Chrysler Minivan and left the area.
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Officers found a white Chrysler minivan near the high school and conducted a traffic stop. They found Charles Edward Drummer in the front passenger side of the van. Police learned Drummer had arrest warrants.
Drummer was then arrested and searched. Officers discovered he was wearing a bulletproof vest that contained ballistic panels inserted inside.
Police searched the minivan and found a located handgun with an extended magazine that could be seen under the front passenger seat where Drummer was sitting. The gun was loaded with 13 live rounds.
An ATF Nexus Special Agent determined the pistol was not manufactured in Michigan, therefore it previously traveled in interstate or foreign commerce.
Police later learned Drummer had several felony convictions:
- Weapons, felony firearms, two-year sentence imposed in 2005
- Breaking and entering a building with intent, 18-month to 10 year sentence imposed in 2008
- Unlawfully driving away an automobile, 18-month to five-year sentence imposed in 2008
- Felony firearms, second offense, five-year sentence imposed in 2011
- Assault with intent to rob while armed, 5-20 year sentence imposed in 2011
Drummer faces a felony charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm.