COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) â A man charged in connection with a November shooting incident in Matteson Township entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors on Monday in Branch County Circuit Court.
A court spokesperson says 28-year-old Travis McCann entered guilty pleas to aggravated stalking as well as to a count of possession of less than 25 grams of a controlled substance in an unrelated case.
In exchange for the guilty pleas, all other charges in the two cases will be dismissed which includes counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, felony firearm and discharging a weapon from a vehicle.
McCann is scheduled to be sentenced on April 19.
Photo of Janey courtesy of Animal Aid of Branch County
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A man who entered guilty pleas to two charges after he shot his pet German Shepard in the head last June was sentenced on Monday in Branch County Circuit Court.
21-year-old Alex James Carr was ordered to serve three months in jail and was placed on probation for 18 months after he entered guilty pleas to Attempted Torturing, Mutilating, or Killing an Animal as well as to a charge of animal cruelty.
During his probation, Carr must complete a psychological evaluation, undergo anger management and pay over $4,000 in restitution to Animal Aid of Branch County for taking care of “Janey” after she was shot.
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A Sturgis man was ordered to serve between two and five years in the Michigan Department of Corrections on Monday in Branch County Circuit Court after he entered a no contest plea to an amended charge of attempted second degree criminal sexual conduct.
46-year-old Jonathan Zuck was given credit for 306 days already served. He entered the plea as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors. The original charge of second degree criminal sexual conduct as well as an habitual offender sentencing enhancer were dismissed by prosecutors in exchange for the plea.
Zuck was charged last June following a Michigan State Police investigation into an incident involving a young girl which took place in August of 2019 in Butler Township.
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) â The case of a Coldwater man who is charged with allegedly downloading child pornography onto his computer has been bound over to Branch County Circuit Court.
44-year-old Christopher Jackson Fowler waved his preliminary exam in Branch County District Court which was scheduled to take place on Tuesday.
A Circuit Court arraignment has been scheduled for March 1.
Following a Michigan State Police investigation, Fowler was charged by Branch County prosecutors with aggravated possession of child sexual abusive material and using a computer to commit a crime.
Prosecutors also filed a fourth time habitual offender sentencing enhancer against Fowler if he is convicted of the felony crimes.