Armed man in Kent County crime spree was convicted in 1996 murder as juvenile

KENT COUNTY, MI — A 46-year-old man involved in a one-day crime spree had been convicted as a juvenile in the 1996 killing of a restaurant manager.

Cody Jerome Skaggs was arraigned Monday, Nov. 3 on multiple felonies for leading police on a vehicle pursuit and crashing into multiple vehicles before breaking into an occupied senior living center while armed with a knife.

The series of events happened about 1:20 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30…

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