GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A former lieutenant detective with the Lincoln Township Police Department will spend months behind bars and remain on probation for more than a year after being sentenced Monday.
Johnathan Chase, 55, will spend the first 90 days of his 18-month probation in Berrien County Jail, according to the Michigan Attorney General’s Office.
Chase, who was charged in October of 2025, previously pled no contest to falsifying vehicle inspections and also pled to one count of false certification and another count of misconduct…