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Court docs: Slain Muskegon Heights school board member, suspect involved in child custody battle

A judge set Glenn Davis' bond at $500,000 dollars. He's accused in the killing of Julius Muhammad, who was laid to rest Thursday.

MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, Mich. — Court documents filed against the suspect accused of killing a recently-elected Muskegon Heights school board member was the result of a domestic dispute.

Julius Muhammad, 53, was shot and killed last week in his home on Baker Street.

Glenn Davis, 61, is charged with homicide open murder in Muhammad's killing.

A probable cause document details Muhammad had recently divorced, and the man suspected of killing him is dating his ex-wife.

A family member told detectives that Muhammad was concerned about Davis' past and that they were embroiled in a child custody battle.

Court documents state that surveillance video from Broadway Liquor show a man identified as Dimitruis Moffett exiting an SUV that was believed to have been used in the crime. Moffett was seen on video entering the store and purchasing a white medical mask before returning to the vehicle.

Detectives believe that the SUV was then driven to a location nearby Muhammad's residence.

The probable cause document states that video from a nearby apartment complex shows a man exiting an SUV, wearing a white medical mask.

The subject then is seen walking to Muhammad's home and into the front yard, moments before the shooting.

Court documents also say that Moffett admitted to investigators that he drove Davis to the store, purchased the medical mask for him and then took him to a location near Muhammad's home. He then admits that after the shooting occurred, Davis told him he had shot Muhammad.

Moffett has not yet been charged with a crime. 

Davis remains in custody, and a judge set his bond to $500,000. 

Credit: Muskegon County Sheriff's Office

Muhammad was an active member of the Nation of Islam since before 1990, according to his obituary

His Janazah, a Muslim funeral, took place Wednesday afternoon at the Angel Community Church in Muskegon.

Muhammad leaves behind six children, eight siblings and four grandchildren.

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Julius Muhammad speaks in front of a room full of families and students weeks after being elected to the school board.

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