BALDWIN — A jury last week ruled that Randy Lee Smith was not guilty of six charges brought against him in connection with an incident in 2019 involving a vehicular
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IDLEWILD â The Lake County Sheriff s Office has brought in another detective to help tie up some loose ends in an investigation involving the discovery of a body last year near Idlewild.
The body of Richard Allen Ashbrook was discovered in June 2020 on a property in Pleasant Plains Township. Ashbrook was reported missing on Feb. 11, 2018.
Lake County Sheriff Rich Martin said they ve hired Pat Hedlund, who has some experience investigating cold cases in Newaygo County, to work on a part-time basis to double check some aspects of the case in preparation for prosecution. The family needs some answers, Martin said. We ve done our task. Now it s up to the prosecutor s office to make some decisions on how the case will move forward.
BALDWIN â A Cadillac man who had been sentenced to several years in prison for allegedly shooting at Lake County sheriffâs deputies during a vehicular pursuit may have his case retried after the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled he can request to have his guilty pleas withdrawn.
On Feb. 24, 2020, Randy Lee Smith, 36, was sentenced to seven to 20 yearsâ imprisonment in connection with events that occurred in July 2019.
According to Cadillac News reports from that time, on July 19 around 4:30 a.m., Lake County Deputy James Buscaino tried to conduct a traffic stop on a 2005 Buick Terraza minivan in the area of State Road and 64th Street in Chase Township for moving violations, deputies said. Inside the vehicle were Smith and Cody Haner of White Cloud.
LUTHER â A body found near Luther earlier this month has been identified following an autopsy.
On Friday at approximately 4:50 p.m., deputies were called to the area of Raymond Road and 4 1/2 Mile Road in Ellsworth Township for a subject that was found deceased.
The subject was located outside, appeared to have been there for an extended period of time, and was in a state of advanced decomposition, according to the press release. The body was recovered with the assistance of the Michigan State Police Crime Lab and the Medical Examinerâs Office.
An autopsy was ordered for identification purposes and to determine the cause and manner of death.