Brandon Cook, a 30-year-old Sparta resident, was charged in June with first-degree home invasion in connection with the break-in of an Alpine Township home. He was lodged in the Kent County Jail on a $100,000 bond, where he remains. Cook’s mother, 54-year-old RuthAnn Robinson, died on August 15. She will…
In Michigan, most people who are pulled over on suspicion of DUI or drunk driving are most concerned about fines, and the possibility they may go to jail if convicted. What many motorists don’t think about – or perhaps don’t even know – is that even before being convicted, their…
On March 31 of this year, a new law regarding shoplifting took effect which was sponsored by Genesee County State Representative Joseph Graves. Now, shoplifting has become a felony crime punishable by up to five years in prison. Decades ago, shoplifting typically consisted of lifting a candy bar or pack…
In July of 2010, Devon Glenn Jr. was sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison by Jackson County Circuit Judge John McBain for his role in the August 2009 robbery of Buddy’s Mini Mart. Glenn was allegedly carrying a fake sawed-off shotgun when he and another man, Georval Pennington,…
According to a Cass County Drug Enforcement Team news release, four people have been arrested on multiple methamphetamine-related charges after narcotics investigators obtained search warrants and searched two homes, one in Calvin Township and one in Mason Township. A news article at Mlive.com states that 42-year-old Bonita King and 41-year-old…
On Monday August 19, 17-year-old Elliott Coates turned himself in to police according to a news article at The Herald Palladium. Coates had been wanted in connection with the July shooting of two teen boys in Broadway Park. Coates, who is a resident of Benton Harbor, had been hiding out…
On Monday August 19, a traffic stop in South Haven resulted in two men being arrested after it was found the men were in possession of cocaine, marijuana, and an open bottle of vodka. The men were driving a white Pontiac Bonneville in the area of CR 388 near I-196…
In April of 2000, Reginald Walker, a Detroit-area man who was 46 years old, allegedly shot and killed Larry John Troup inside a liquor store on the northwest side of Detroit. The incident occurred after Troup and a friend who were in the store were paying for their purchases, and…
Jessie Jones, a 42-year-old Liberty Township resident, was recently arrested for allegedly dealing heroin according to a news article at Mlive.com. Jones, who was arraigned on three felony charges on Thursday, August 15, was charged with using a firearm to commit a felony, felon in possession of a firearm, and…
James Henry McPherson, a 30-year-old Ypsilanti man, was charged with arson on Friday, August 16, in connection with allegedly setting a construction crane on fire. The crane was being used to help rebuild the Ford Boulevard Bridge, according to a news article at AnnArbor.com. When firefighters arrived at the scene…