A Michigan man was found dead after telling police he would confess to an ATV crime aimed at supporters of former President Trump and police.
In one incident, an 80-year-old man who was putting up a Trump sign in his yard was run over by a quad bike, leaving the elderly man hospitalized in serious condition on Sunday.
According to a press release from the Houghton County Sheriff’s Office, Hancock City Police received a message on Monday from a person living on Samson Street in Quincy Township who “wanted to confess to a crime involving an ATV driver that occurred within the past 24 hours.” The caller further told police they wanted “someone to send to pick them up,” the release stated.
Officers and deputies responded to the scene and found a 22-year-old male suspect “dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound” at the scene, the sheriff’s office said.
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Hancock Police have released a photo of the ATV driver suspected of three counts of politically motivated crimes. (Hancock City Police Department)
Deputies obtained a search warrant for the residence and seized multiple electronic devices, which the sheriff’s office said will be searched by computer forensics experts.
Authorities said additional evidence was found at the scene “including the quad bike used during the city incident and clothing worn by the suspect during the original incident.”
The press release stated that the crime reported in Hancock “appeared to be politically motivated, with victims displaying Trump campaign posters and police stickers and flags, commonly referred to as ‘Thin Blue Line’ paraphernalia.”
Hancock Police said an ATV driver struck an 80-year-old man who had placed a sign in his yard expressing support for former President Trump and law enforcement. (Hancock City Police Department)
“The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office and Hancock Police Department will not tolerate violence against any political candidates. At this time, there are no further threats to the public,” the press release said.
The sheriff’s office said no further details would be released because the investigation is ongoing.
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Other agencies assisting at the scene included Houghton City Police, Michigan State Police, Mercy EMS, the Houghton County Coroner’s Office and the FBI Field Office in Marquette, Michigan.
Hancock Police said a person in an ATV sent an 80-year-old man to the hospital in serious condition. (Hancock City Police Department)
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The Hancock Police Department said Sunday that officers responded to three incidents that appeared to be politically motivated, including two in which vehicles were intentionally vandalized.
