Three suspects have been arrested after an “execution” killing of a Michigan marijuana business owner led detectives to Cincinnati. It happened on January 13 around 8:00 PM when the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call from a man who disclosed his business. partner was found unconscious in their marijuana business. Deputies arrived and found the victim face down. He was later pronounced dead. The discovery sparked an investigation to find the suspects, who Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said were masked and wearing gloves when they “entered the business.” “They basically executed the owner. They shot him in the head, chained him up and then put a bag over his head,” Bouchard said. The business was licensed by the city and identified as a “marijuana grow operation” by the sheriff’s office. Bouchard said this is a cautionary tale for marijuana businesses because they are “in the business of two things that are valuable to criminals. : money and drugs.” Bouchard said the masked suspects did not take money, but believes they took about 50 pounds of marijuana. Security footage captured parts of the incident, but detectives were unable to determine the license plates on the car involved. Bouchard said they know the suspects, or at least one of the suspects, met with the owners at HashBash, an annual cannabis event held on the University of Michigan campus, and talked about some kind of business deal. According to Bouchard, a person was allowed to enter the building and as he was leaving, others entered wearing masks and shot the owner. The suspects were tracked down in Ohio and the sheriff’s office worked with Cincinnati Police to serve the search warrants and make the arrests. The weapons were recovered from the scene where the arrests were made. All of the suspects are convicted felons, said James Deir, ATF special agent in charge of the Detroit office. “I think this case represents the way law enforcement should work,” Deir said, calling that a “terrible crime.” “It came here with one goal. to rob these people and kill them. That’s what they did,” Deir said. Scott Brown, William Creasy and Deonte Prophett, who they believe is the killer. The sheriff’s office is still looking for a fourth suspect.
Three suspects have been arrested after an “execution” killing of a marijuana business owner in Michigan led detectives to Cincinnati.
It happened on January 13th around 8pm when the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call from a man who discovered his business partner had been found unconscious in their marijuana business.
Deputies arrived and found the victim face down. He was later pronounced dead.
The discovery sparked an investigation to find the suspects, who Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said were masked and wearing gloves when they “entered the business.”
“They basically executed the owner. They shot him in the head, chained him up and then put a bag over his head,” Bouchard said.
The business was licensed by the city and identified as a “marijuana grow operation” by the sheriff’s office.
Bouchard said this is a cautionary tale for marijuana businesses because they are “in the business of two things that are valuable to criminals: money and drugs.”
Bouchard said the masked suspects did not take money, but believes they took about 50 pounds of marijuana.
Security footage captured parts of the incident, but detectives were unable to determine the license plates on the car involved.
Bouchard said they know the suspects, or at least one of the suspects, met with the owners at HashBash, an annual cannabis event held on the University of Michigan campus, and talked about some sort of business deal.
According to Bouchard, one person entered the building and as he was leaving, others entered wearing masks and shot the owner.
The suspects were tracked down in Ohio, and the sheriff’s office worked with Cincinnati police to serve a search warrant and make the arrests.
Weapons were seized from the scene where the arrest was made.
All of the suspects are convicted felons, said James Deir, ATF special agent in charge of the Detroit office.
“I think this case represents how law enforcement should work,” Deir said, calling it a “heinous crime.”
“They came here with the sole purpose of robbing these people and killing them. That’s what they did,” Deir said.
Scott Brown, William Creasy and Deonte Prophett, who they believe is the shooter.
The sheriff’s office is still looking for a fourth suspect.
