Name: Deputy Ham Gebert arrests Thomas Weger on an outstanding warrant, 1982
Start: 1982-06-02
End: 1982-06-02
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1982-06-02
Kind: Legal proceeding
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: governmentpublic-servicecommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

On June 2, 1982, Deputy Sheriff Ham Gebert arrested Thomas O. Weger at McDonough’s Market on an outstanding warrant from Manistique alleging check fraud and later escorted him to Charlevoix.

Evidence limits

The newspaper account does not establish the warrant’s complete text, charges, court outcome, or later disposition.

Sources

“Arrest Made on Beaver Island,” Beaver Beacon, June 1982.
Reports Deputy Sheriff Ham Gebert arresting Thomas O. Weger at McDonough’s Market on a Manistique State Police warrant alleging check fraud, then escorting him to Charlevoix. It is a newspaper account, not a warrant, charging document, or court disposition. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, June 1982, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eleven-page June issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the arrest report.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Deputy Ham Gebert arrests Thomas Weger on an outstanding warrant, 1982”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-thomas-weger-arrest-1982/, accessed [date], citing “Arrest Made on Beaver Island,” Beaver Beacon, June 1982. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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