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St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite was arrested over the weekend on an alcohol-related offense in Schoolcraft Township.
Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office officials said the 47-year-old Flowerfield Township resident was arrested after he was involved in a two-vehicle crash shortly before 2:30 a.m. Sunday on U.S. 131, south of West XY Avenue.
Investigators said Lillywhite was headed south when his vehicle rear-ended another SUV, pushing both vehicles off the roadway. Troopers at the scene noticed Lillywhite allegedly showed signs of impairment and was subject to a battery of sobriety tests.
He was jailed on charges of operating while intoxicated and possession of a firearm while intoxicated. Sheriff’s officials said Lillywhite was released from the county jail around 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
The investigation is being handled by Michigan State Police.
Scandals with the County prosecutor, a township supervisor, now the sheriff. What’s up SJC?
Too bad people like Mr. Lilywhite and Mr. McDonough didn’t get the help they needed. This is an awful way to end a career.
We should give thanks that he didn’t severely injure anyone. This guy has had troubling behavior for years. The good ole boy network didn’t stretch out past county lines I guess…I’ll be interested to see how biased our judicial system is towards the thin blue line, lol. Anyone want to bet on how much jail time he does?