LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Eaton County Prosecutor has issued 4 felony fees towards the person police arrested after the Metropolis of Grand Ledge was put underneath a shelter-in-place warning Wednesday morning.
Dontae Deshawn Horton, 22, has been charged with the next:
Carjacking, probably punishable by as much as life in jail
Two counts of Armed Theft, probably punishable by as much as life in jail
Felony Firearm, punishable by 2 years in jail
Horton was organized in 56A District Court docket Friday. His bond was set at $500,000. He’s scheduled to look for a possible trigger convention subsequent week and a possible preliminary examination later in April.
In keeping with the Eaton County Sheriff’s Workplace, at round 8:32 a.m., deputies had been dispatched to the intersection of Audrey Ln. and Eaton Hwy in Delta Township for stories {that a} man in his twenties had stolen a automobile at gunpoint.
Michigan State Police throughout Grand Ledge shelter in place (WLNS)
Helicopter flying over Grand Ledge (WLNS)
Cops exterior dwelling in Grand Ledge (WLNS)
A short while later, the automobile proprietor’s cellphone, which was left within the automobile, was tracked to Grand Ledge, and legislation enforcement started looking the world for the suspect.
The automobile was discovered unoccupied within the space of E Entrance St. and Bridge St. After looking the world, a lieutenant with the Eaton County Sheriff’s Workplace noticed the suspect and tried to detain him whereas he ran away.
Regulation enforcement arrange a fringe and issued a Shelter in Place order for Grand Ledge, deploying a drone, a helicopter, and a Okay-9 unit. Police say a sergeant with the Eaton County Sheriff’s Workplace discovered the suspect making an attempt to cover close to the Grand River within the space of Major St. and Tallman Rd.
At round 11:41 a.m., the Eaton County Sheriff’s Workplace arrested the suspect. bodily pulling him from the embankment of the Grand River.
GLPD lifts shelter-in-place, armed carjacking suspect in custody (WLNS)
