A Michigan man who appeared with his family as the central figure in the TLC show Meet the Putmans has been charged with illegally possessing an AR-15 rifle that was converted to operate as a machine gun.
A federal indictment against 57-year-old William Putman II was unsealed on Monday.
The charge is a 10-year felony, but his defense attorney, Paul Beggs, believes Putman will be exonerated.
'This is a case that is going to be vigorously contested,' Beggs told the Detroit Free Press late Monday.
'Mr. Putman has been caught in the crosshairs of a political hot potato.'
Beggs described Putman as an avid sportsman, hunter and 'responsible firearm owner'. Putman was released Monday on an unsecured bond of $10,000.
The indictment comes after Putman's son Brandon Putman was charged earlier this year after authorities say he tried to get copies of a component to convert an AR-15 into a machine gun. Source
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