LANSING, MI – An Ingham County sheriff’s deputy has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing after acting in self-defense when fatally shooting a knife-wielding man, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced.
The deputy shot and killed Cameron Joel Cothern, 27, after an encounter April 6, 2025, on U.S. 127.
Footage released by the sheriff’s office showed an armed Cothern running toward a police vehicle. A second video showed Cothern jumping a barrier and running toward police with two knives…