Contact: Sgt. Joy Matthews
Email: joy.matthews@kentcountymi.gov
Supervisor Approval: Lt. Ron Gates
Case Number: 21-108804
Incident Type: Shooting

UPDATE on 03/01/2021 at 5:25 PM – The Kent County Prosecutor’s Office charged Jared Scholten (22) from Coopersville with Assault with Intent to Murder and Felony Firearm in the shooting of Anthony White. Scholten’s bond was set at $500,000 cash/surety. White remains in critical condition at the hospital.

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ALGOMA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (Feb. 28, 2021) – The Kent County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred at a residence in Algoma Township.

On 02/28/2021 at 6:28 AM, deputies were dispatched to a shooting in the 4000 block of Mercury Dr. NE in Algoma Estates. The victim, Anthony White (31) of Rockford, was transported to an area hospital and is in critical condition. The suspect, a male acquaintance of the victim, was taken into custody a short time after the shooting. He is being held at the Kent County Correctional Facility pending review and arraignment by the Kent County Prosecutor’s Office.

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