Fugitive in custody after jumping into Lake Michigan

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) — The fugitive in a “serious crime” who jumped into Lake Michigan is in custody.

Grand Haven Department of Public Safety Director Jeff Hawke says the man is in his late 20s or early 30s and is a suspect in a serious crime out of the Twin Lake/Muskegon area.

Hawke says the man came to Grand Haven, took off his clothes on the south pier and jumped into the lake.

He was in the water, swimming away from police for about 35 minutes before he surrendered and boarded the Ottawa County Sheriff marine patrol’s boat while News 8 cameras were rolling.

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