JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Sheriff’s deputies in Cass County made two arrests early Sunday morning after items were reported stolen from a barn.
Sheriff Richard J. Behnke says the theft happened in the 28000 block of Dunning St. at around 2:00 a.m. in Jefferson Township. Police officers in Edwardsburg noticed a suspicious van towing a golf cart, with a person on it, at M-62 near Oil City Rd. The vehicle took off and led a chase, causing the golf cart to detach and crash. The van eventually crashed into a trailer at Eagle Lake Estates in Ontwa Township.
The male driver and female passenger took off on foot, but the man was apprehended in a shed approximately 100 yards away. The female was later found as well. The subject in the golf cart also took off on foot and was located by a Sheriff K-9 hiding in a yard near the golf cart.
The golf cart was discovered to be stolen along with other items that were recovered.
The 49-year-old male driver was arrested for Larceny from a Building and several other charges and the 36-year-old male accomplice was arrested for Larceny from a Building and several other charges. The deputies will be requesting charges on the 35-year-old female. The names of the individuals are being withheld pending formal arraignment in court.
The case remains open at this time and anyone with information about this case is encouraged to contact the Cass County Sheriff’s Office at (269)-445-8644.
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