Stapel’s trailer burned down last Monday By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Following an hours-long manhunt in Mears that locked down Silver Lake area residents and businesses Sunday, Aug. 17, a shooting suspect was shot by an officer, according to the Michigan State Police. Don Albert Stapel, Jr,, 59, is dead, and the community is now safe. The…
GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Suspected shooter Don Albert Stapel, Jr., 59, is dead, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. “The threat has been neutralized,” said Sheriff Mast around 7 p.m. Sunday, confirming that Stapel is deceased. “The community is safe.” He could not provide any further details, because the case is being handled by the Michigan State Police. Law enforcement…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — The suspected gunman on the loose in Mears, 59-year-old Don Albert Stapel Jr., has misdemeanor charges pending in Oceana County’s 79th District Court. Michigan State Police released an updated photo of Stapel, which is a booking mugshot. Stapel faces charges of larceny less than $200 and trespassing and is scheduled for a…
GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Michigan State Police have released an updated photograph of the suspected gunman on the loose in the Silver Lake area. Law enforcement is on a manhunt for accused shooter Don Albert Stapel, Jr., 59, Sunday, Aug. 17. Stapel was last known to be wearing a gray shirt and blue jeans, police said. MSP is asking residents in…
GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Law enforcement is on an hours-long manhunt for accused shooter Don Albert Stapel, Jr., 59, in the Silver Lake community Sunday, Aug. 17. Michigan State Police are asking residents in the 7500 block of Fox Road in Mears to shelter in place as they search for Stapel in the woods. A person was shot in the leg,…
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