WELLS TWP, MI — A party advertised on TikTok that drew as many as 1,000 people to rural Tuscola County has resulted in police seizing three handguns from three teen attendees.
The party, dubbed “Project X 2.0,” took place Friday, Aug. 5, on property in the 200 block of Mona Road in Wells Township. TikTok account august5thbash features videos promoting the event, with the most popular having 1.8 million views as of 1:25 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8.
Authorities learned of the party prior to its occurrence. The night of, police started getting complaints of loud noises, fights and vehicles parked on roads, said Michigan State Police 1st Lt. Brian McComb.
“That’s what drew officers’ attention to the area,” McComb said. “It’s unique for our rural area.”
About 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6, MSP Sgt. Mike Curtis was patrolling the area and stopped a vehicle doing donuts in the middle of the Mona and Tin Bill Road intersection. The vehicle contained seven people, including three males who were carrying handguns, McComb said.
Curtis seized the guns, which had been legally purchased though the teens did not have the proper permits to be carrying them, McComb said.
The teens — ages 18 and 19 — are from Lapeer and Oxford. They were not arrested, though police are seeking criminal charges against them from the Tuscola County Prosecutor’s Office, McComb said.
The party drew between 400 and 1,000 people, some who came from out of state, McComb said. No attendees were arrested or hospitalized.
Videos of the event, also available on the Twitter account August5thBash, show attendees consuming alcohol, standing on roofs, climbing trees, jumping on car windshields, and fighting.
“Fortunately, nobody was seriously injured or anything like that,” the lieutenant said. “When you advertise on social media, you never know who’s going to show up or what they’re going to bring to the party.”
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