Suspect arraigned in killing of 23-year-old in Kalamazoo County
Updated Apr 13, 2021;
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KALAMAZOO, MI – One person has been charged in the killing of a Kalamazoo man.
Joriel Cruz, 19, was arraigned April 12 in Kalamazoo County District Court on one felony count of open murder and one count of felony firearm for the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Phillip Miller, Chief Assistant Prosecutor Scott Brower said Monday, April 12.
Police said a suspect in the shooting was arrested the same day.
Bond was denied for Cruz at his arraignment, Brower said.
Cruz, who is being held at the Kalamazoo County Jail, is scheduled for a preliminary examination conference April 20.
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) A Cass County man facing murder charges in the shooting death of a Kalamazoo man in late February says jealousy was the motive.
64-year-old Michael Vines was killed outside an apartment complex in the 4500 block of West Main Street after being shot several times. MLive reports the suspect, 30-year-old Jordan Pierre Johnson of Vandalia, told police he shot Vines because his child and childâs mother had just moved in with Vines earlier that same day.
Johnson was arrested the day after the murder and was arraigned earlier this week. He faces one count of open murder and one count of weapons-felony firearm, according to court records.
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) A Cass County man facing murder charges in the shooting death of a Kalamazoo man in late February says jealousy was the motive.
64-year-old Michael Vines was killed outside an apartment complex in the 4500 block of West Main Street after being shot several times. MLive reports the suspect, 30-year-old Jordan Pierre Johnson of Vandalia, told police he shot Vines because his child and childâs mother had just moved in with Vines earlier that same day.
Johnson was arrested the day after the murder and was arraigned earlier this week. He faces one count of open murder and one count of weapons-felony firearm, according to court records.
Cass County man confessed to killing Kalamazoo man, 64, over jealousy, police say
Updated Mar 04, 2021;
Posted Mar 04, 2021
Jordan Pierre Johnson, 30, of Vandalia, told police he killed 64-year-old Kalamazoo resident Michael Vines over anger and jealousy, court documents state. (MLive file photo)Emil Lippe | MLive.com
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KALAMAZOO, MI A Cass County man facing murder charges in the death of 64-year-old Michael Vines, of Kalamazoo, said he shot Vines out of jealousy, police said.
Jordan Pierre Johnson, 30, of Vandalia, told police he shot the older Kalamazoo man on Feb. 25, because his child and child’s mother had just moved in with Vines earlier that day, court documents state.
Cass County man charged with murder in death of 64-year-old Kalamazoo resident
Updated Mar 01, 2021;
Posted Mar 01, 2021
Jordan Pierre Johnson, 30, was arraigned Monday, March 1, 2021 in Kalamazoo County District Court on one count of open murder in the killing of 64-year-old Kalamazoo resident Michael Vines. (MLive file photo)Emil Lippe | MLive.com
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KALAMAZOO, MI A 30-year-old Cass County man is being held without bond after being arraigned on a charge of open murder, Monday in Kalamazoo County District Court.
Jordan Pierre Johnson, of Vandalia, is suspected to have killed 64-year-old Kalamazoo resident Michael Vines on Thursday, Feb. 25.
The shooting happened at 8:10 p.m. that evening in the 4500 block of West Main Street, just east of North Drake Road, police said.