CRIME & SAFETY
Deer Tracks Junction employee, owner's son, dies from injuries after falling in giraffe enclosure
CEDAR SPRINGS, Mich. — 27-year-old Tyler Powell, the son of the owner of Deer Tracks Junction, has passed away from his injuries after almost three weeks of fighting for his life in the hospital. On April 19, Kent County deputies responded to Deer Tracks Junction Adventure Park just after...
Man sentenced in Kent Co. animal abuse case
KENT COUNTY, Mich. — The man found with over two dozen exotic animals in his Kent County home—including some that were neglected or dead—learned his sentence Wednesday. Michael Thomas Lawton was sentenced to two years probation. He is not allowed to own any animals during this time.
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