WEST BRANCH, MI — A West Branch teen is facing several felonies after allegedly firing a gun at a prom afterparty.
About 3 a.m. on Sunday, May 7, Michigan State Police troopers responded to a gunfire complaint at a residence on North Rhodes Road in Iosco County’s Grant Township. Troopers determined the house had been hosting a large afterparty for those who attended the Tawas High School prom, during which a fight erupted between attendees.
An 18-year-old present, Corgin M. Dittenber, pulled a handgun and pointed it at other partygoers, struck one 17-year-old male teen with the gun, and fired at least one round, according to Iosco County Prosecutor James A. Bacarella.
Troopers recovered one spent shell casing at the scene, Bacarella said. A video recorded during the afterparty that was posted on social media also recorded one gunshot.
Police did not recover the gun Dittenber allegedly used. As for how Dittenber had access to the gun, he told police someone had given it to him, the prosecutor said.
Dittenber is not a student of Tawas High School, nor was the house his residence, Bacarella added.
Dittenber on Mondy, May 8, was arraigned in Iosco County District Court on two counts of felonious assault and single counts of discharging a firearm in a building, reckless use of a firearm, and felony firearm. The most serious count is discharging a firearm in a building, being a 10-year felony, while a felony firearm conviction mandates a flat two-year prison term consecutive to any related stint.
The arraigning judge freed Dittenber on a $5,000 personal recognizance bond. Dittenber’s case is scheduled for a probable cause conference on May 16.
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