Central Michigan University police say 30-year-old Eric Ramsey, a convicted felon from Mount Pleasant, used a gun to force a woman into her own vehicle. He took her to a home off-campus where she was bound with tape and raped.
The victim, a senior at CMU, was later forced back into her vehicle...along with two cans of gasoline.
Ramsey told the victim he was going to kill her and that's when she jumped out of the moving vehicle and ran to a nearby home yelling for help. Residents let her inside, locked the door, and called 9-1-1.
"While she was doing that, the male ended up parking the car and ended up coming up to the residence also. He ended up using the two gas cans and spraying the house with gas. He then lit the house on fire. Fortunately, he had left right after that. Fortunately, one of the homeowners did come home and was able to put out the fire before too much damage was done," says Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski.
Ramsey took off in the victim's vehicle. He was then involved in a chase with Michigan State Police and rammed several cruisers before stealing a garbage truck and taking off. He made it 85 miles north of the campus.
"A Crawford County Sheriff's deputy spotted the vehicle and turned around and actually a sanitation truck tried to ram head on. In fact, he did make contact with the deputy's car. At that point the Crawford County deputy got out of the car and started firing at the lone individual in the car. He was fatally wounded," says Sheriff Mioduszewski.
Before he was killed, Ramsey posted on facebook-- "Well folks, I'm about to get shot. Peace."
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It's Detroit's biggest black tie party of the year. In fact, it's billed as the largest single-event fundraiser in North America. It's the Black Tie Charity Preview of the North American International
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The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the majority of southeast Michigan until 8 p.m. Monday as temperatures soar into the upper 80s.
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Perfect weather for a wonderful cause on Saturday in downtown Detroit and some Fox 2 viewers shared a few photos with us to help capture the day. Take a look and add your photos.
Perfect weather for a wonderful cause on Saturday in downtown Detroit and some Fox 2 viewers shared a few photos with us to help capture the day. Take a look and add your photos.
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The Detroit Red Wings look to go up 2-1 in their second-round series tonight when they face the top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks at Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings evened the series at 1-all with a 4-1 victory on Saturday.
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A trip to Subway turned into a nightmare for an elderly Berkley couple Friday afternoon in Commerce Township. Oakland County Sheriffs say a man left his 74-year-old wife in the car, while he ran inside
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