Off-Duty Michigan DNR Officer Charged In Shooting At Campsite

By DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS Detroit

December 14, 2023

(CBS DETROIT) - An officer with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is charged in connection with a shooting at a Central Michigan campsite.

Attorney General Dana Nessel charged Ryan Cox, 22, of Mancelona, with felony firearm and assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder. Cox was arraigned in the 77th District Court in Mecosta County and given a $25,000 bond. He is ordered to wear a GPS tether.

State officials say Cox, who was off-duty at the time, intervened in an altercation between his father and other campers on May 13 at the Merrill-Gorrel County Park. Cox allegedly announced himself as a DNR officer and fired multiple shots, striking one person.

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