Earlier this week, a 24-year-old suspect was arraigned for the murder of a 59-year-old man in a Kalamazoo, Michigan, laundromat. The killing took place in 2007. The suspect has been charged with one count of felony murder. In Michigan, felony murder is defined as the causing of death of another during the commission of another felony.
Kalamazoo man arrested for possession and manufacture of meth
Police executed a search warrant at a house in Bangor, Michigan, earlier this month after receiving a tip that a 45-year-old man wanted for a felony out of Kalamazoo County might be inside. After entering the house, police found the man, along with a 17-year-old Bangor woman and a 29-year-old Kalamazoo man. Detectives arrested the 45-year-old man and the woman on felony warrants.
Michigan man charged under "super drunk" law after hit-and-run
A 24-year-old Ypsilanti, Michigan, man was arrested after allegedly causing a hit-and-run crash near his home earlier this month. According to police, the man had a gun in his car and was intoxicated, registering a .24 and .26 on alcohol content tests. The man has been charged under Michigan's "super drunk" law. His preliminary examination is scheduled to occur later this month.
Hastings smoke shop owner charged with drug possession
A local resident was pulled over by state police in February and arrested for cocaine possession after the police searched his car and say they found the drug. The man, who owns a smoke shop in Hastings, Michigan, had been pulled over by the police twice before in October 2011. On both of those occasions, the police said they found drugs in his car, which they forwarded to the police crime lab for testing.
