A Grand Rapids man received the maximum sentence for a gun charge.
32-year-old Maurice Ray, Jr. was sentenced to 15 years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
In April 2025, Ray’s girlfriend called 911, reporting she was being kidnapped on a ride to Lansing, according to evidence at the trial.
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Ray threw her out of the moving car, dragging her down the street on her knees, according to U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Timothy VerHey’s office…