Man fatally shot after alleged home invasion in Milan is identified
Updated story: Man charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting in Milan
A man who was fatally shot after police said he participated in a home invasion late Thursday in Milan has been identified as Jerald Antonio Ogden of Ypsilanti.
Ogden, 28, was one of two men police said forced their way inside a home on Anderson Street about midnight Thursday and stole property.
Ogden
Ogden and an acquaintance were involved in a drug-related robbery, said Ogden's sister, 29-year-old Lasondra Massey of Jackson.
Police said someone who was inside the home followed Ogden and the other man along a path to the Scottsdale Estates subdivision and fatally shot Ogden. The other man left the area. Ogden was found dead behind a car in the subdivision on O'Brian Drive. The autopsy found that he sustained multiple gunshot wounds, said his sister, 25-year-old Natoshia Ogden of Daytona Beach, Fla.
Interim Milan Police Chief Jeremy Nieman said Sunday that someone is in custody in the case, being held on charges. He would not be more specific. It's unclear whether it's the same person who was arrested Friday, suspected in the shooting. Nieman indicated that investigators are making significant progress.
Natoshia Ogden said what her brother did was wrong, but he didn't deserve to die.
"When you follow them and shoot them down in cold blood, it's murder," she said. "To me, nobody has the right to play God or play judge; that's what our justice system is for."
Jerald Ogden was paroled in April of 2010 after being convicted in Washtenaw County of breaking and entering a building with intent and two counts of possessing a controlled substance, state Department of Corrections records show. He also had a conviction for assault with a dangerous weapon.
Natoshia Ogden said her brother had been in trouble with the law since he was 15 years old. However, Lasondra Massey said she thought her brother was turning things around.
He recently got married and was working as a janitor, she said. She spoke with him on the phone Thursday night about coming to Jackson soon to meet for dinner. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his parents, four sisters and five brothers. Funeral arrangements have not been set.
"He was too young," she said. "I don't condone what he did. But at the same time, (someone) shouldn't have chased him down and shot him."
Lee Higgins covers crime and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached by phone at (734) 623-2527 and email at leehiggins@annarbor.com.
Comments
Tony Dearing
Mon, Feb 27, 2012 : 12:25 a.m.
Commenting on this story has been closed.
justcurious
Sun, Feb 26, 2012 : 11:53 p.m.
My heart goes out to the Ogden family. I'm sure it has been a rocky road for them and it is devastating to have things go this way. I hope that time will heal their wounds.
EightySeven
Sun, Feb 26, 2012 : 11:47 p.m.
In stories like this, why are the victims always turning their lives around???
Jay Allen
Sun, Feb 26, 2012 : 11:26 p.m.
Hello Tony and everyone else in the AA.com arena. It has been awhile since I have posted, but this story forced me to sign in and comment. I grew up in Milan, I have ran 1000's of miles (literally) in Milan and I know this area well. The distance covered from Anderson to where the "get away" vehicle was parked, is a ways. Yes there is a pseudo path, but to navigate this at night would be tricky if you had not been across it before. That last bit is food for thought. To protect yourself and to bear arms is a constitutional right. However, without more details, what has been depicted in the press makes it sounds as though this was a hunt. If so, that is not right and a punishment should be handed down. I wish better, more in depth facts were available. Knowing the path, the distance, at night, after a break in, IN MY OPINION, there is way more to this story.
tom swift jr.
Sun, Feb 26, 2012 : 10:46 p.m.
There are really only two possible comments to this story, and there will never be agreement between those on either side of the debate. Perhaps it would be best to just close commenting, there is nothing to be gained through discussion.
Tony Dearing
Sun, Feb 26, 2012 : 10:15 p.m.
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