Prosecutors: Police justified in shooting death of Michigan man during meth raid
Updated 3:11 PM;
Today 3:11 PM
Police on the scene of a shooting that occurred in the 400 block of East Broad Street in Chesaning the morning of Jan. 7, 2021.
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SAGINAW, MI Prosecutors have ruled police were justified in using deadly force against a Chesaning man who drew a BB gun on them as they were executing a warrant on his apartment in search of methamphetamine.
The Saginaw County Prosecutor’s Office announced the afternoon of Monday, April 19, that Michigan State Police troopers involved in the January shooting death of John R. Neitling acted lawfully.
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Updated Apr 08, 2021;
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Police on the scene of a shooting that occurred in the 400 block of East Broad Street in Chesaning the morning of Jan. 7, 2021. (Photo provided by Chesaning police)
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CHESANING, MI John R. Neitling did not want to return to jail, a sentiment he repeatedly told his fiancée since their last stint behind bars on methamphetamine charges.
Before the sun rose on a bitter January morning, Neitling would prove his resolve to never again be incarcerated. As law enforcement gathered outside his Chesaning apartment to serve their latest warrant in a search for meth, Neitling smashed a hole in his wall, pointed an apparent gun through it, and cursed police.
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Updated Feb 10, 2021;
Posted Feb 10, 2021
Police on the scene of a shooting that occurred in the 400 block of East Broad Street in Chesaning the morning of Jan. 7, 2021.
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SAGINAW, MI A month after her boyfriend was killed when police served a search warrant on their residence, a Chesaning woman has been charged with two new drug offenses.
Samantha Jo Searles, 33, on Friday, Feb. 5, appeared in Saginaw County District Court for arraignment on single counts of maintaining a drug house and conspiracy to possess methamphetamine. The former is punishable by up to two years in prison, while the latter is a 10-year felony.