LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Mich. (WLNS) – The person accused of embellishing his army service document to run a nonprofit group to help veteran’s entry service canine is now going through new issues: his lease is being terminated and he is being investigated for a attainable assault.
6 Information has realized Race Ventures LLC, the family-owned firm that owns the property the place the Veteran Service Canines Group relies, served the president and founder Kirk Lanam with discover it might not renew his or the group’s lease at 5684 E. Highland Rd., come January 1.
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Homeowners at Race Ventures cited potential litigation and declined to debate the scenario on the document with 6 Information.
Lanam was the topic of a multi-part sequence by 6 Information Investigates that exposed he’d embellished his service document with america Air Pressure, was a convicted federal felon, and his nonprofit, the VSDO was now not in good standing with the IRS for failing to file tax returns for 3 years. The investigation additionally resulted within the American Kennel Membership summarily suspending his certification for canine coaching with that group as effectively.
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Lanam was served discover of the tip of his lease by the corporate on October 29, and that very same day he was accused of threatening to kill one of many two brothers concerned within the firm. A legal criticism was filed with the Livingston County Sheriff’s Division, Undersheriff Jason Pless confirmed in a cellphone name with 6 Information final week. He mentioned the criticism was filed as data solely.
On November 7, Oceola Township zoning and constructing officers inspected the property for compliance with zoning guidelines. The township took motion after studying about Lanam’s VSDO operations in August.
Undersheriff Pless confirms that the Race Ventures, LLC brothers and former VSDO volunteer Edgar Jones had been trespassed from the within of suites 1, 2 and three, which Lanam rents, on Thursday.
Jones tells 6 Information he was there on the invitation of the Race Ventures, LLC crew to assist the homeowners determine adjustments made within the facility by Lanam or beneath Lanam’s route for the reason that group moved in.
Jones, who tipped 6 Information off to issues about Lanam, says he was there “to answer any questions the owners or the township may have about changes made in the three units,” he tells 6 Information. “I’d been there from the beginning.”
In compliance with the trespass issues, Jones tells 6 Information he was leaving the ability and“Next thing I know I’ve got a door coming down on me.”
Pless confirms an assault criticism was filed and the door incident was witnessed by a deputy on scene. That report will doubtless be referred for evaluation by the Livingston County Prosecutor’s Workplace for attainable of legal prices towards Lanam.
Jones says it was necessary to face up as a result of Lanam has a reported historical past of threatening individuals with disagree with him or problem him.
“How many people have you spoken to, or I have spoken to, where they say they fear retaliation from him?” says Jones. “They have to stand up. It’s not OK.”
6 Information has reached out to Lanam for touch upon these developments and has but to listen to again. This story shall be up to date with it if acquired.
