http://www.amw.com/fugitives/case.cfm?id=33726
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(Kalamazoo, August 8, 2:45 a.m.) A man who was on the run for two weeks after the death of a Mattawan police officer is in custody. Mark David Wood was arrested Sunday afternoon at a Kalamazoo apartment complex. Police said an anonymous tip led them to Wood, who initially resisted arrested but gave up when he saw the large number of officers who were there.
Wood was wanted in connection with the death of Officer Scot Beyerstedt who died after crashing his police cruiser into a tree at around 90 miles per hour. Beyerstedt and his partner were allegedly chasing Wood at the time.
Wood is expected to be charged with 2nd degree murder, prosecutors say while he didn't directly kill the officer, Wood's actions did ultimately lead to the death.
A profile of Wood aired on the TV show "America's Most Wanted" Saturday night, but it's not known if that led to the arrest.
Wood was wanted in connection with the death of Officer Scot Beyerstedt who died after crashing his police cruiser into a tree at around 90 miles per hour. Beyerstedt and his partner were allegedly chasing Wood at the time.
Wood is expected to be charged with 2nd degree murder, prosecutors say while he didn't directly kill the officer, Wood's actions did ultimately lead to the death.
A profile of Wood aired on the TV show "America's Most Wanted" Saturday night, but it's not known if that led to the arrest.
The wife and I were talking about this yesterday and as much as I tried to make her see the light she still believes that this guy should be charged with 2nd degree murder.
The way it was reported when it first happened was the officer didn't follow his training and as a result crashed his car and died.
Personally I don't care what the guy did, the bottom line is the cop ignored the safety measures set fourth in his training and killed himself...how can you blame the crook?