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Man charged with homicide appears in court
Posted: 06.11.2012 at 10:28 AM
Ty Czarnopis

Managing Editor of UpperMichigansSource.com

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ISHPEMING -- The man charged with homicide in Ishpeming appeared in court on Monday morning.

Jacques (Jack) Earl Carpenter, 52, is charged with homicide, open murder, unlawful imprisonment, and assault with a dangerous weapon.

The charges Carpenter faces are from an incident that occurred in Ishpeming on Friday.  Officers responded to the scene of a shooting at a residence in Ishpeming.  When they arrived, they found that one man had been shot dead.

The person who was found dead has been identified as 29-year-old David Scott Meyer, Jr.  Authorities believe Meyer and Carpenter were having an argument before the shooting.

Carpenter will be back in court for a preliminary hearing on June 21 at 3:45 p.m.

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