Teen Pleads Guilty In Fatal Shooting Of Oakland County Deputy

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI — A teenager involved with the killing of an Oakland County deputy last summer pleaded guilty Monday, according to prosecutors.

Karim Moore, 18, of Clinton Township, pleaded guilty to conducting a criminal enterprise, receiving and concealing stolen property-motor vehicle and felony firearm in the death of Deputy Sheriff Brad Reckling, who was shot and killed on Detroit's east side last June.

Moore's plea deal removed the possibility of a life sentence in prison, which is the maximum penalty in Michigan for the charge of conducting a criminal enterprise in a case that's related to a death.

Moore will be sentenced on May 2 and faces between three and 20 years in prison.

Ramon DeBose, 18 of Clinton Township and Marquis Goins, 18, of Detroit, were also charged in the killing. Investigators believe DeBose fired the fatal shots.

Bradley J. Reckling, 30, was working undercover on June 22, 2024 when he was shot to death in the area of Park Grove and Schoenherr streets in Detroit, according to police.

Police said Reckling was among three auto theft unit deputies following a stolen Chevy Equinox in Detroit that was taken from the Red Oaks Waterpark in Oakland County sometime between 1 p.m. and 5: 15 p.m. earlier that day, according to police.

While Reckling was following the Equinox, the SUV suddenly stopped and the people inside the SUV got out and opened fire, striking Reckling multiple times, including in the head and torso, according to the sheriff's office.

Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard called the shooting "an ambush."