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pursuit may have his case retried after the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled he can request to have his guilty pleas withdrawn.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.