Tuesday, May 14, 2024

‘A danger to the community’

Local man with troubled past and lengthy criminal history now facing charges of arson, aggravated stalking

A Montcalm County man with a lengthy history of violence and sex crimes — including shooting at cars and having sex with women and underage girls without informing them that he was HIV positive — is back in court, this time charged with arson and aggravated stalking.

Gerald Ray Campbell Jr., 46, appeared in Montcalm County District Court on Wednesday for a preliminary examination in the stalking case. Before the prelim even began, he was arraigned on additional charges of second-degree arson related to a local house fire more than a year ago.

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