BC officer home, shooting suspect faces more charges

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WOOD) — The man Battle Creek police believe shot one of their officer’s multiple times was in court Monday for minor charges but will be back Tuesday and is expected to be charged with attempted murder, a life offense.

In 14 hours of searching, between the time the officer was shot and the time a K-9 pulled the suspect out of a closet, police say it was the community that kept them on his trail.

Monday, Battle Creek Police Chief Jim Blocker had good news about Officer Jeffrey Johnson.

 “Within the last hour, he has been released from the hospital and he is headed home,” Blocker told reporters at a 3:30 p.m. press conference

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