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Tip to Cass County Sheriff’s Office leads to arrest of known felon
A tip to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of a known felon in possession of several firearms and possibly selling narcotics. The tip stated that the firearms were being held in a travel trailer in Howard Township. With help from Pokagon Tribal Police, a traffic...
Law clerk held in contempt of court, sentenced to jail time
A law clerk was held in contempt of court and sentenced to jail time on Friday. That’s according to Leader Publications. Rosemary Kuerbitz, a law clerk for the Cass County Prosecutor’s Office, was sentenced to 30 days in jail after being arrested for contempt of court. The incident...
'You make me want to hit you': Docs reveal new details in Heather Kelley disappearance
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Probable cause documents released Friday by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office are providing new details surrounding the disappearance of Heather Kelley, and the eventual arrest of her boyfriend Carlos Watts Jr. Kelley, a Portage mother of eight, disappeared on Dec. 10, 2022 after telling her children...
Boyfriend of missing Portage woman arraigned on murder charge
KALAMAZOO, MI — The boyfriend of a Portage woman who went missing in December 2022 was arraigned this week on one count of open murder. This January, 13 months after Heather Kelley was reported missing by her family on Dec. 11, 2022, Carlos Vance Watts Jr., 39, was charged with murder by Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting.
Boyfriend of Portage mom of 8 arraigned in her murder case
PORTAGE, Mich. — Carlos Watts Jr., 38, has been arraigned in the murder of a Portage mother who went missing in December 2022. According to court documents, his arraignment came on July 15. He was charged with the murder on Jan. 10, 2024. Heather Kelley, 35, is a mother...
Victims of fatal crashes identified
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities have identified the individuals killed in separate crashes last week. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said the two crash victims were Roy Hunter, 47, of Cobb and Ivan Rodriguez Vega, 18, of Lawton, Michigan. Hunter died on the afternoon of July 10 when...
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