In her December 2004 protective order request, Cathleen Muma claimed that her husband / Deputy Phillip Muma of the Wexford Sheriff Department, had threatened her with a loaded rifle [November 05, 2004].
She says deputy has been abusive
By IAN C. STOREY
Record-Eagle staff writer
December 11, 2004
http://www.record-eagle.com/2004/dec/11manton.htm
MANTON - A Manton woman sought personal protection orders against her sheriff's deputy husband and Manton's chief of police.
Cathleen Muma, 35, filed protection requests late Wednesday against her husband, Phillip, a deputy with the Wexford County Sheriff's office, and Manton Police Chief Michael Long, a friend of the family.
Grand Traverse County Probate Judge David L. Stowe denied the ex-parte request against Long, but granted an order against Phillip Muma, according to 13th Circuit Court records.
In the protection request against her husband, Cathleen Muma said he had been abusive in the past but became more aggressive after he had brain surgery in August.
In her statement to the court, Muma said on Nov. 5 her husband threatened her with a loaded rifle at the couple's home after she returned from a work trip to Haiti.
The next day, she said she fled to a safe house.
The alleged domestic problems led to a precautionary lockdown of Manton High School on Monday, after Muma removed herchildren and told school officials her husband had made threats.
In her protection request against Long, Muma alleged the chief told her she had to better start putting "God and family first" in her life and told her she needed to be a "better wife" to her husband. Muma said in the request she was "intimidated" by the police chief giving her orders to run her life.
Muma said Long used his position to "gain control" over her work relationships and "threatened" to take her children.
But Long said he never threatened Muma and called her place of employment to find out information about the school situation.
"The whole thing is sad, but it really didn't have to be that way," he said. "What she says about me is totally untrue. I am bewildered, to be honest with you. "I knew both of them as friends until recently. I think that everybody knows Phil is not like that."
Long said he was with Phillip Muma when the lockdown at the school occurred and said he didn't believe Muma posed a danger to anyone."
Two sides of the story is what we are all looking for in the first place, and some things that were said were not true," he said. "I think people are starting to learn the truth ofwhat really happened."
[MI POLICE OFFICER INVOLVED PERPETRATED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAW ENFORCEMENT MURDER SUICIDE]
I just found this site, I feel it a must to leave an opinion on this matter. I've known Ret officer Phil Muma (retired for medical reasons after a brain aneurysm)for about six months prior to this alleged incident, claimed by Mrs Muma. The evening Mrs Muma refers to concerning Chief Long coming to their home because of domestic violence is true, just the facts are as-queued. Long went after being called by Mr Muma that was just out of the hospital the second time (This is another story under mysterious circumstances) Long went to the Muma home as a friend to both. Mr Muma claimed Mrs Muma Hit him (slapped I think) in the head. If he had gone officially Mrs Muma would have been under arrest for assault. I don't want to get into their personal business, but the argument was about Mrs Muma not coming home at night and needing to spend more time with their children. Mr Muma at this time was not able to drive, could not keep his balance but was left to take care of is two children, There was times when Chief Long was called to help Mr Muma, like when one of the children fell out of bed around two in the morning and broke her arm, if it wasn't for Long and others that offered help to Mr Muma during this time he and the children would of had a harder time. This is how I met Mr Muma, my child heard about his surgery and wanted to offer his help, as Mr Muma was my sons DARE officer. Chief Long or myself had to take Mr Muma to all his doctors appointment. Mrs Muma did not go to one that I'm aware of. Back to the restraining order. Mrs Muma (in my opinion) was able to get the restraining order because of her position, and this was done in another county than the one she lived in at the time. There is so much more to this story than I have time to write about now. I write this knowing a lot I said is hearsay, only some I witness with my own eyes. Ret Officer Phil Muma was a fine Sheriff's Deputy and now a good friend. Mrs Muma found it easy to fulfill her own agenda at this time, and personally attack and leave a man when he was unable to defend himself, and needed her the most.
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