KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — The former Kalamazoo Township manager who pleaded to a misdemeanor charge in an eavesdropping case will pay fines.
Dexter Mitchell was sentenced to pay a $1,000 fine and $500 in court fees, the Kalamazoo County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed to News 8 Friday.
The case against Mitchell stemmed from March 3, 2023 , when he allegedly recorded a closed-session meeting of the township board with the township attorneys. A search warrant said Mitchell was caught on surveillance video placing something behind a table before the meeting. After the meeting, surveillance spotted him come back and get something. MSP later found the recording on a device at Mitchell’s home when they searched it.
The warrant shows the township supervisor told investigators that Mitchell had fired three people in the past six months, so the supervisor believed Mitchell thought the meeting was about him.
Mitchell was fired by the township board on Feb. 21, days after he was charged with eavesdropping .