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Accused Morley shooter is a former Mecosta County Deputy, charged with murder

Randall Robert Jensen was arraigned in Mecosta County on Monday afternoon.

MECOSTA COUNTY, Mich. - Randall Robert Jensen, the suspect in the shooting that left one man dead Saturday night in Morley, was charged with open murder on Monday.

Jensen, 48, is a former deputy with the Mecosta County Sheriff's Office, and worked there from 1994-1997. According to Sheriff Todd Purcell, Jensen was a hard worker and he said he was "shocked" to learn he was the suspect.

The shooting took place outside of a bar and restaurant on Saturday around 11 p.m. John Mast, 47, from Stanwood was shot multiple times and died from his injuries.

Purcell said that Jensen had six cocktails the night of the shooting.

"On a second time back in he started to get a little upset with some of the other patrons at which time he pulled a firearm from his coat pocket area and brandished that weapon at other patrons in the bar," says Purcell.

Jensen fled the scene, but police later arrested him on Sunday afternoon.

Jensen is facing a total of six charges including open murder, two counts of weapons felony firearm and three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon.

The judge also denied Jensen's bond.

People who knew John Mast, the victim of the shooting, believe he saved lives.

"He walked that man outside himself and took that so nobody else would have to take that," says Tyler Parker.

A fundraiser has been set up for the family of John Mast. The organizer says it is to raise money for Mast's funeral and his family.

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