OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — A man's body was found Wednesday near the Grand River Open Space Park after the Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD) was following up on a missing persons lead. Thursday, they identified the man as 51-year-old James Robertson.
Through a joint investigation, the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department and GRPD ruled his death a homicide. Robertson's autopsy shows he was killed by stab wounds.
He was reported missing on Nov. 25. Police arrested the suspect in this incident on an open murder warrant, but their major case team is continuing to investigate this case and follow up on all leads.
They are asking the public to contact their major case team with any information:
- Sergeant Greg Griffin, 616-456-4673
- Detective Matthew Kubiak, 616-456-4034
- Detective Timothy DeVries, 616-456-3489
- Detective Amy Lowrie, 616-456-3786
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