22-year-old Ryan Cox is accused of two felonies in Mecosta County, Michigan.
A Michigan conservation officer has been charged by prosecutors in relation to a shooting at a campground that resulted in one person being injured.
According to a news release from the state attorney general’s office, Ryan Cox, 22, was charged on Tuesday in Mecosta County with one count of felony assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and a firearm violation.
These are two felonies. The maximum prison sentence for an assault charge is ten years.
Cox was not on duty when he broke up a verbal and physical fight between his father and other campers at Merrill-Gorrell County Park in Barryton in May, according to a statement from the attorney general’s office. He identified himself as DNR law enforcement and then opened fire, hitting one person with multiple shots.
The DNR asked that the incident be looked into by state police.
On December 27, Cox is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing.
It was not apparent if Cox had legal representation.
Tragic Loss: Longtime Pennsylvania News Anchor, 42, Fatally Struck by Train, Death Ruled a Suicide, Coroner Says
Emily Matson, 42, anchor for Erie News Now, was described as a “shining light.”
An adored news anchor from Pennsylvania who was killed by a train earlier this week committed suicide, the Erie County Coroner’s Office reports.
Emily Matson, 42, an anchor for Erie News Now, “died unexpectedly” on Monday, according to the obituary that Dusckas-Martin Funeral Home shared about her. She lived in Fairview, Pennsylvania, and was allegedly hit by a train. Fox News Digital was informed by Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook that Matson’s death was determined to be a suicide and that it is still being looked into.
She had been a journalist for Erie News Now for almost 20 years, anchoring the 7 p.m. news from her close friend John Stehlin in recent years.
“What you all saw at 7 p.m. was genuine, honest reactions between longtime friends. Nothing was staged. You can tell we barely read our scripts. It led to a lot of laughter and off-topic shenanigans. We got in trouble because sometimes we didn’t have enough time to say goodbye at the end of the show,” Stehlin wrote in a touching Facebook post.
Stehlin shared a picture of himself and Matson grinning in the parking lot and said, “I do not need to tell you that Emily was a beautiful person. Nor do I need to tell you she was hard working and a true professional.” “Each night, you saw the real Emily. Nothing fake about her. We had dinner together, attended community events, and often met in the weather center for some good old fashion talk. It also led to 3am text messages—mostly funny social media posts and silly gab.”
“Her last text to me was on Friday. It had me in stitches through the weekend and was definitely not suitable for TV,” he wrote. “I had assumed that I would see her again after the show on Friday.
Like at the end of many of our shows, we really didn’t have enough time to say goodbye, so I just said, “Have a nice weekend.” Emily will be missed.
On Saturday, there will be a funeral mass at St. Jude the Apostle Church in Erie.
Her mother, Patricia Matson, posted pictures of herself and her daughter on Facebook on Tuesday, and they brought back painful memories of Emily, who was seen smiling and holding a glass of wine while being photographed stirring a mixing bowl next to tomato sauce.
Patricia Matson wrote, “Teaching Emily how to make sauce and lasagna last Friday. She was so happy and proud.” “She wanted her picture taken to show her brother Travis that she made lasagna just for him! (Her sister does not like it.. she got a grilled ham and cheese..lol.) I mentioned getting her a lasagna pan for Christmas, and she said she would love a lasagna pan for Christmas! I forgot to send Travis this picture, so now I’ll share with all of you.”
Scott MacDowell, the news director of Erie News Now, described Matson as “different, fun, transparent, outspoken, and a spectacular journalist.”
“That made the good days great and the tough days tolerable,” MacDowell said in a statement to people about Matson’s presence. “Every station has a few people that are the true fabric of what a newsroom represents,” he stated, adding that of Matson, “She was one of those people. Our fabric.”
On behalf of Lilly Broadcasting, Matson’s employer of almost two decades, Erie News Now, issued a separate statement on Monday confirming her passing.
“It is with a very heavy heart that we have learned of the passing of our beloved Erie News Now anchor Emily Matson,” Lilly Broadcasting said in a statement. “Emily was a shining light in our newsroom, delivering news with a passion and love she had for the Erie community and Northwest Pennsylvania. We loved Emily dearly, and our hearts go out to the Matson family and her husband Ryan at this time.”
Emily Onderko, the late mother of Emily Matson, posted a picture of the two of them grinning on a beach to Facebook and described her mother as “the most beautiful person I know, inside and out.”
“Alongside her husband, Ryan, Emily loved the company of family and a great crew of close friends, especially Jesse and Mike (Fuzzy) Armant, traveling throughout the United States and abroad, attending concerts and events, and boating on Lake Erie. Emily also loved and celebrated the years she spent helping to raise their children, Kyle and Emily. And just this year, she welcomed a new addition to her family by opening their home to Mathew Shaeffer, a young Erie Otter’s player.”
“In addition, Emily could not see an animal in need without stepping in,” according to the notice, “resulting in the adoption of several dogs, chickens, and a cat over the years.”
