Probation, fines in border shutdown

Kyle Martens of Clarkston, 29, and Ernest Edwards of Alba, 18, pled guilty to possession of prohibited weapons in connection with a three-hour shutdown of the Windsor-Detroit tunnel, receiving probation and fines.
Martens pled guilty to possession of brass knuckles, and received three years probation and a $100 victim-fund surcharge. Edwards pled guilty to possession of brass knuckles and two butterfly knives, receiving three years probation, $500 fine, plus a 30 percent victim-fund surcharge.
They were arrested around 5 p.m., Jan. 20, after Canada Border Services officers found two knives, brass knuckles, and a cardboard cylinder with a fuze attached in the SUV they were driving into Canada, according to media reports.
The tunnel was evacuated and closed for three hours during the incident. The cylinder was found to be a smoke bomb, and ruled as non-explosive.