Muskegon PD: 2 facing murder charges after body found in car

MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, Mich. (WOOD) — Muskegon police say two people are facing open murder charges after a man’s body was found in his vehicle.

According to a release from the Muskegon Police Department, 63-year-old Michael Farmer was reported missing on July 1 from the 2000 block of Jarman Street, near E Keating Avenue, in Muskegon Heights.

A week later, on July 8, police say Farmer’s body was found in his vehicle, located on the 900 block of Fleming Avenue, near Winters Street, in Muskegon.

The Muskegon Police Department, Muskegon Heights Police Department and Michigan State Police have been investigating the death as a homicide, according to the release. Police say they learned the homicide happened at the Jarman Street address in Muskegon Heights.

On Wednesday, investigators announced that two people — 36-year-old Robert Reed, of Muskegon Heights, and 41-year-old Leland Snyder, of Muskegon — have been taken into custody and are facing open murder charges in the case.

If you know anything, you’re asked to call Muskegon police at 231.724.6750 or Silent Observer at 231.722.7463.

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