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May 20 • 2010
he attorney represent-
ing Carl Mintz, the driver
accused of shooting anoth-
er motorist on April 12, has said his
client's actions constituted "a case
of self-defense." Mitchell Ribitwer, a
Royal Oak defense
attorney, also said,
"We are optimistic
of a favorable out-
come."
According to
police reports, the
altercation occurred
Carl Mintz
on Orchard Lake
Road near 13 Mile
in Farmington Hills. Mintz, 27,
is reported to have been repeat-
edly putting his foot on his car's
brakes, while driving in front of
Saad Fadhell Said, 20, of Commerce
Township and his cousin. An argu-
ment is said to have ensued after
Said exited his car, approaching
Mintz's window.
Mintz then
reportedly shot
Said once in the
arm with a .38
revolver, for which
he had a concealed
weapons permit.
Mintz called 911
to report the inci-
dent and waited
for police to arrive.
Said's injuries
were not life
threatening.
Mintz was first arraigned in 47th
District Court in Farmington Hills
on April 13 by Judge Marla Parker.
He pleaded not guilty to charges of
assault with intent to do great bodily
harm less than murder and a felony
firearms offense and was given a
$50,000 cash or surety bond. If con-
victed, Mintz could get a maximum
sentence of 10 years.
At a pre-examination conference
on assault and weapons charges
on April 19, Ribitwer requested
the bond be modified. Judge James
Brady of the 47th District Court
reserved ruling until after an April
26 preliminary exam. At that time,
Judge Brady denied the request and
bound Mintz over as charged to
Oakland County Circuit Court.
"We expected the matter would be
sent to the Oakland County Circuit
Court because this was only a prob-
able cause hearing:' Ribitwer said.
"I feel the bond should have been
modified to $50,000/10 percent,
which means that Carl could have
bonded $5,000 with the Court and
then been freed. Carl has good
standing in the community, and I do
not feel he is a danger to the com-
munity. However, Judge Brady felt
that, based on all the circumstances,
Carl may be a risk to the commu-
nity."
Mintz was arraigned on May 7
before Oakland County Circuit Judge
Leo Bowman and is currently in the
Oakland County Jail.
A graduate of North Farmington
High School and Wayne State
University in
Detroit, Mintz and
his younger broth-
er, whose parents
are deceased,
share a home in
Farmington Hills.
During a video
interview shown
on the Oakland
- Mitchell Ribitwer Press website,
defense attorney www.
theoaklandpress.
corn, Ribitwer
said, "Mr. Mintz
denies he was trying to provoke
anybody. He indicated that the traf-
fic pattern was heavy. There was a
car in front of him and he was just
slowing down for the traffic. He
seems to be a competent person.
He's been through CPL (concealed
pistol license) classes, and he's had
training with weapons. He has a job.
He doesn't seem to have any mental
issues.
"His position is that he was
intimidated; he was frightened and
he acted in self-defense."