Man avoids jail by testifying in murder, meth case (Michigan)
Monday, March 13, 2006
By Norma Lerner
Special to the Gazette
CASSOPOLIS -- A 28-year-old man avoided jail time for the manufacture of methamphetamine after testifying against his older brother and another man in a murder and meth-manufacturing conspiracy.
David Richards walked out of Cass County Circuit Court on Friday a free man after serving 137 days in jail. But his brother, Robert Richards, 31, of Portage, will spend the next 17 years in prison for the murder of Joshua McCreary and for meth manufacturing. Travis Schmid, 23, of Richland, received 34 years in prison for his involvement in the murder and for the meth-manufacturing operation.
The two men were convicted for killing of 25-year-old McCreary, of Bloomingdale. The Richards brothers, Schmid and another man, Randall Reeves, 43, operated a meth lab on Reeves' Marcellus property, where McCreary's body was found.
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posted by Kim | 11:24 AM
2 Comments:
Josh was my best friend. This f*cked me up for years. I remember the kid who was always fishing, hunting, and listening to music. He really got caught up in the wrong crowd. I blamed myself for years, for not being there to get him to think straight. He always told me if there was an after life he would come back and haunt me. I never saw ghost, but I was truly haunted for a long time. I know nobody is probably going to read this, I hope Josh is resting well.
I am so sorry for your loss
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