A Pontiac man was shot and killed Saturday night while salting private businesses, and investigators say the suspected gunman was tracked down and arrested just over two hours later. Deputies found 52-year-old Antonio Jason Craig unresponsive inside his pickup truck, which was sitting in the middle of Karen Court near Hopkins Avenue around 7:30 p.m. The truck was equipped with a salt spreader, and deputies initially attempted life-saving measures before discovering Craig had been shot multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives immediately began working leads and quickly identified a suspect, described as a 26-year-old man from Pontiac. Investigators located him later that night in Waterford Township, stopping a vehicle he was traveling in and taking him into custody without incident in a restaurant parking lot at Dixie Highway and Scott Lake Road around 9:40 p.m. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office says the man is now being held in the county jail pending review by prosecutors, who are expected to consider charges as early as Tuesday.
Sheriff Michael Bouchard described the killing as senseless and praised the fast work that led to a swift arrest. “With swift, coordinated work and the full strength of our combined resources, our team was able to identify the suspect in this homicide, locate him, and take him into custody,” Bouchard said, adding that he looks forward to seeing the case move forward and the accused held fully accountable.
A motive has not been released, and authorities have not said whether the victim and the suspect knew one another.
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