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DELTA TWP—Police were searching Friday for a suspect who had exchanged gunfire with state corrections officials who were following a vehicle he was in.
No injuries were reported, however, a bullet fired through the suspect hit the windshield of a Michigan Department of Corrections Escape Recovery Unit pickup truck near a store on West Saginaw Highway shortly after 8 a. m. , according to the Eaton County Sheriff’s Office.
Michigan State Police and the State Department of Corrections identified the suspect as Marcus Gamba Oglesby, who has been indexed on MDOC’s online page as a fugitive on parole since March 20, 2024. Oglesby is still in giant on Friday night, they said.
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“Today’s incident involved officers from MDOC’s Fugitive Recovery Unit and local law enforcement attempting to apprehend a fugitive on parole, who opened fire and struck one of our unidentified vehicles,” Kyle Kaminski, MDOC’s public data officer, said via email.
Kaminski said the van was not carrying prisoners.
“This is a very serious scenario and we are pleased that our staff were not injured, but it is very delicate to give the impression that this is a prisoner transport vehicle, as there was recently a prisoner escape in Idaho related to an attack on a ship. body of workers to allow the escape in that state,” he said.
In a news release late in the morning, state police said the incident began around 7:55 a. m. When members of the MDOC’s Fugitive Recovery Unit followed a Jeep Patriot down the 1,700 block of Willow Highway in Lansing Township. As the vehicle entered Delta Township, Oglesby, who, a passenger in the vehicle, jumped out with a handgun and fired at the MDOC van, authorities said.
“Officers returned fire,” state police said. “The initial investigation indicates that neither the officers nor the suspect were hit by gunfire. “
The suspect was then returned to the vehicle and the driver drove off, the government said.
Officers drove by jeep to Westland Center Plaza at the intersection of Waverly Road and West Saginaw Expressway, where the suspect jumped and ran eastbound.
“At this time, neither the suspect nor the vehicle have been located,” he said. “There are canine teams in the area, along with other law enforcement officers, searching for the suspect. “
Oglesby, 31, has been indexed on the MDOC website as a fugitive on parole since March 20. He described himself as a black man about 6 feet tall and weighing 135 pounds. She last saw him dressed in black clothing, officials said.
Anyone who sees him should come forward and call 911, they said.
According to the MDOC website, he has the first named Jeanette tattooed on his left arm and Brittany tattooed on his right arm. He also has tattoos on his chest indicating King World and a star, 3 teardrops on the left side of his face, and an undescribed tattoo on the right side of his face.
State police said Oglesby was wanted on felony warrants, adding assault for assault.
This article was printed in the Lansing State Journal: The guy who shot MDOC agents on Friday morning is being sought.
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