VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. — The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office says a man died in police custody following a traffic stop in Van Buren County. Deputies and detectives observed the driver making multiple traffic violations in a pickup truck Wednesday around 9:54 A.M.
The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as 41-year-old Nathan Matthews from Bloomingdale. Detectives recognized the driver as someone they believed had a suspended driver’s license.
During the traffic stop, investigators witnessed Matthews appear to ingest an unknown substance twice before approaching the vehicle. Matthews was removed from his vehicle, and after repeated questioning, denied ingesting any narcotics…