On Saturday evening October 5, three men were arrested following a five hour standoff with a SWAT team and Kalamazoo police at a home in which what authorities describe as a “large, complex” meth lab was discovered. The age of one of the suspects was not disclosed; the others were…
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Cass County Man Arrested in Connection with Marijuana Growing Operation, Authorities Seize $30K Worth of Marijuana
Last week, 49-year-old George C. Williams was arrested after Cass County drug investigators located what they believe to be a marijuana growing operation in a barn located southwest of Marcellus, according to a news article at WWMT-TV Newschannel 3. While no details were released indicating what led authorities to investigate,…
Essexville Brothers Face Drug Charges Following Police Raid
Two brothers, 18-year-old Tyler J. Livingston and 20-year-old Tony R. Livingston, have been charged with maintaining a drug house and manufacturing or delivering illegal drugs following an April raid of their home and a homemade fort located in the backyard. Officers with BAYANET (Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Team) executed a…
Traffic Stop Leads Police to Find Packaged Marijuana and Loaded Handgun; Jackson Man Arrested
On Monday September 30, a 24-year-old Jackson man was pulled over on a routine traffic stop by Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies at approximately 1 a.m. Upon stopping the man, deputies searched his vehicle after learning he did not have a valid driver’s license. While searching the vehicle, it was revealed…
Two Gobles Residents Arrested in Connection with Meth Lab
On Friday September 27, two residents of Goble were arrested in connection with a suspected meth lab. Dannie Ray Field, 50, and Tracy Anne Markillie, 49, were arrested in Pine Grove Township by Van Buren County sheriff’s deputies according to a press release issued by the Sheriff’s Office. Following the…
Flint Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Crack Cocaine Distribution Charge
On Tuesday September 24, Erik E. Thompson of Flint pleaded guilty in Flint U.S. District Court to a single count of distributing crack cocaine. Thompson, who is 28 years old, avoided prison in a previous case involving a deadly shootout at an area apartment complex when he pleaded guilty to…
Ishpeming Man Sentenced in Meth Lab Case
In January of this year, Ishpeming police were on the lookout for Todd Raymond Mills, aka Todd Wentworth, in connection with operating a meth lab. In a January news article at Upper Michigan’s Source, police described the suspect as armed and dangerous, saying that Mills intended to “commit suicide by…
Jackson Man Arrested Following Discovery of Alleged Meth Lab
On Thursday September 19, a Jackson man thought to be in his 30s was arrested after officials with JNET (Jackson Narcotics Enforcement Team) discovered an alleged methamphetamine lab inside a Bates Street home, according to a news article at Mlive.com. The man’s name was not given in the article, however…
Jackson Police Say Drug Deal ‘Gone Bad’ May Have Led to Shooting That Left Two Injured
On Monday evening September 16, two men sustained injuries in a shooting and were transported to Allegiance Health. One of the victims, a 20-year-old Jackson man, was being treated for life-threatening injuries after being shot numerous times in the torso. An Albion man who is 36 years old was also…
Summit Township Couple Face Methamphetamine Charges After Police Discover Meth Lab
On Friday September 13, a Summit Township man and woman were arraigned on various charges related to methamphetamine after police discovered remnants of past labs along with an active meth lab in a rented home on Lakeview Terrace. Jennifer Jo Walker, 41, and Dennis Cunningham, 39, were arrested on Thursday…