Sam Landstra
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Portage homeowner arrested for deadly stabbing of break-in suspect: What of self-defense? (opens the original)
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PORTAGE, Mich. — In Portage, a homeowner who has been arrested on an open murder charge for the deadly stabbing of a break-in suspect has brought up a discussion about self-defense and how the legal principle is spelled out in the state. On Thursday, I spoke to Sarissa Montague, a partner at Markou Montague Levine Defense, a legal firm in Kalamazoo, about the case. Watch Sam Landstra's report in the video player below: "Self-defense is what we call an affirmative defense," Montague said. "What a
City of Walker proposes first-ever millage, seeks funding for fire, police departments (opens the original)
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WALKER, Mich. — Funding for the Walker Fire Department and Walker Police Department will be voted on this fall. A proposal from the city seeks to create a public safety millage — 10 years, 1.75 mills — to fund staffing, training, and facility improvements needed to "reduce response times and provide more reliable emergency services citywide," per the city. If approved, a Walker homeowner with a taxable value of $100,000 would likely pay around $175 a year to support the millage, which in its fir
Former daycare worker accused of sexually abusing children charged in Ottawa County (opens the original)
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OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — A former daycare worker accused of sexually abusing children has now been charged in Ottawa County. On Thursday, the Ottawa County Prosecutor's Office filed 23 charges against Austin Hapner after an investigation into the 20-year-old's alleged conduct at the Children's Enrichment Center at Grand Valley State University's campus in Allendale. Hapner faces four counts of aggravated child sexually abusive activity, four counts of aggravated possession of child sexually abusiv
DHS: Man who died in car crash after fleeing ICE wasn't target of traffic stop (opens the original)
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The man who died in a car crash Sunday after fleeing from a traffic stop conducted by ICE was not the intended target of the stop, according to the Department of Homeland Security. On Thursday, the department released a statement providing new information on the death of Mario David Coronado Juarez. The department said ICE officers had attempted to stop a car that morning registered to "a known criminal illegal alien" who had multiple alcohol-related driving offenses and wa
'He was a good father': Wife remembers husband killed in car crash after attempted traffic stop by ICE (opens the original)
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Family has identified the man who died in a car crash on Sunday after he fled from an attempted traffic stop conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Mario David Coronado Juarez, 36, a husband and father of three, had been working construction jobs in Grand Rapids for more than five years, sending the money he earned back to his family in Guatemala. Juarez, according to family, was undocumented. On Wednesday, FOX 17's Cassandra Alonso and I spoke with Juarez's wife
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