KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — An armed and dangerous man is now in custody.
Around 7:30 a.m. Saturday the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety announced that 23-year-old Juan Cortez Richards Jr. was taken into custody without incident.
No other details have been released at this time.
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KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is searching for a man who is considered armed and dangerous.
23-year-old Juan Cortez Richards Jr. was arrested on June 10th for attempted murder, felony firearm and third-degree domestic assault, but eventually he was released from the Kalamazoo County Jail.
Authorities say Richards then assaulted the same victim while armed with a handgun on Thursday. He was last seen that day at the Fox Ridge Apartment Complex off of Alamo Avenue in Kalamazoo’s West Douglas Neighborhood.
A bench warrant was issued for Richards on Friday because he violated his conditional bond and then another warrant was issued for felonious assault with a dangerous weapon.
Richards is described as a black man, 5’9″ and weighing 170 pounds.
Anybody with more information on his whereabouts should contact Kalamazoo County Central Dispatch at 269-488-8911 or Silent Observer at 269-343-2100.
