HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. - David McCoy, 31, has been charged with murder after a homicide investigation in Holland Township.
Deputies were called to the StayBridge Suites on James Street around 1:45 a.m. on Thursday, May 14 to do a wellness check on 52-year-old Michelle Lynette Speck of Holland.
The sheriff's office said the suspect in the homicide is the victim's son-in-law. He left the scene in the victim's car, but was found in the South Bend, Indiana area.
Ottawa County officials said an autopsy was performed and it determined Speck died of a knife wound, and the death was ruled a homicide.
McCoy was charged with open murder and being a habitual offender. He remains in the St. Joseph County Jail in Indiana without bond. The Ottawa County Sheriff's said extradition proceedings have been started and further court appearances are pending.
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