Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) – An Audubon man has been charged with felony perjury after telling a Becker County District Court judge they did not possess any firearms during an order-for-protection hearing.
During the hearing on Feb. 6, 55-year-old Michael William Kurkowski of Audubon was told he was not allowed possess firearms as part of the conditions from the hearing and testified under oath that he did not possess any firearms. He also told the judge any firearms that were in his possession were with a family member in Michigan.
He told the judge, quote: “They are not in my possession. Not at all.”
However, during a June 30 search of his home, officers found an AR-15 rifle, magazines and ammunition in an upstairs closet of a residence he lived at by himself.
He would later tell investigators that during the Feb. 6 hearing, he had told the judge that he had a firearm and a BB gun. He added he had the gun for a couple years and didn’t take it to Michigan because his father didn’t want to store it.
Kurkowski also said he built the gun from parts and the weapon had no serial number.
His next court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 12.
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