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Police identify man who allegedly hijacked bus, caused Northern Michigan crash
Updated May 10, 2021;
Posted May 10, 2021
According to the Michigan State Police, a 24-year-old Luzerne man boarded the Bay Area Transportation Authority bus in the Northland Foods Grocery Store parking lot in Kingsley at approximately 7:40 a.m. on Tuesday, May 4.Michigan State Police
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GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MI – Police have identified a Michigan man who allegedly hijacked a bus and caused a vehicle crash in Northern Michigan.
Kyle Stephan Willobee, 24, of Luzerne, has been charged with carjacking, assault with a dangerous Weapon, reckless driving and habitual offender third offense. He was arraigned on Monday in the 86th District Court in Grand Traverse County. His bond was set at $25,000.
MSP: Man arraigned after carjacking bus in northern Michigan
Michigan State Police
and last updated 2021-05-07 16:30:57-04
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich. â A man was arraigned today after carjacking a bus in Kingsley earlier this week, according to Michigan State Police.
Weâre told Kyle Stephan Willobee, 24, boarded a Bay Area Transportation Authority (BATA) bus in the parking lot of Northland Foods Grocery Store before attempting to remove a fire extinguisher from its receptacle.
MSP says the bus driver called for help and disembarked, fearing that Willobee might strike him or deploy the fire extinguisher in his direction.
Willobee then took control of the bus and tried to turn east on M-113 when he was hit by a 29-year-old woman traveling west in a passenger car, authorities tell us.