Suspect in GVSU student’s death bound over to circuit court, scheduled for trial

The suspect in a May shooting that resulted in the death of a 19-year-old GVSU student in Tallmadge Township has waived his preliminary examination.

Westen Meulenberg, 20, has been bound over to Ottawa County’s 20th Circuit Court with a jury trial scheduled for Aug. 20 under Judge Jon Hulsing.

Meulenberg, of Jenison, is charged with discharging a firearm in a building causing death. His bond was set at $50,000 and he has since posted the 10% required for release…

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