CORY CONN

IRON MOUNTAIN — An Iron Mountain man is accused of having large quantities of ammunition while being prohibited from doing so and pointing a laser beam at a plane.

Cory Michael Conn, 41, has pleaded not guilty in Dickinson County Circuit Court to the felony charges of weapons-ammunition-possession by a prohibited person and flying-beam of light or energy aimed at plane or train.

On Feb. 24, the Iron Mountain Police Department was notified of an individual living in the 500 block of Seventh Street who posted several short videos of himself with the ammunition, according to a news release from Iron Mountain Director of Police and Fire Services Jeff Solka.

The footage showed what looked like a backpack containing mixed ammunition, including .22 caliber, 9mm, 12-gauge shotgun shells and magazines loaded with .308 and .223 caliber rifle ammunition.

Conn was on bond at the time for charges related to carrying a concealed weapon that occurred in August 2024, according to the news release.

The Critical Incident Response Team was called in to assist with a search warrant at Conn’s residence. CIRT is a specialized group trained to handle high-risk situations and consists of officers from the Iron Mountain Police Department, Kingsford Public Safety, Norway Police Department and Dickinson County Sheriff’s Department.

CIRT successfully apprehended Conn outside of his residence. A search turned up the ammunition seen in the video footage.

Unrelated to that incident, Conn was also arraigned on charges that he aimed a laser pointer at airplanes as they were landing at Ford Airport on or around Jan. 16.

Conn remains in jail in lieu of a $20,000 bond. A pretrial conference is set for May 5.