Prosecutor: Man faces murder charge after fatal crash in stolen car


MASON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — An Indiana man faces a charge of open murder after allegedly crashing a stolen car, which resulted in the passenger’s death, according to the Cass County prosecutor.

It happened early Sunday morning, the Cass County Prosecutor’s Office said.

The man, a resident of Elkhart, Indiana, is accused of driving a stolen car in Indiana and ignoring commands to stop from police. Then, he allegedly fled into Michigan, drove on M-205 and Redfield Street in Mason Township and crashed the car, the prosecutor said.

The adult passenger in the stolen car died on scene, according to the prosecutor’s office. Their name was not released Wednesday.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office, which investigated the Michigan crash, said deputies found the man near the scene of the crash and arrested him.

The man faces several charges, according to the prosecutor: open murder, operating under the influence of a controlled substance causing death, fleeing a police officer first-degree, receiving and concealing a stolen motor vehicle and fleeing a police officer fourth-degree.

The man’s name was not released Wednesday morning, since he had not yet been arraigned. He is set to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon in Cass County District Court, according to the prosecutor.


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