3 teenagers charged in death of Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputy

DETROIT (WXYZ) — After a months-long investigation, three teenagers have been charged in the murder of Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputy Brad Reckling.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy was joined by Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald, Detroit Police Chief James White and Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard at the announcement Wednesday morning.

A man named Ramon DeBose, 18, of Clinton Township, is charged with the actual murder of Reckling. He is charged with one count of murder of a peace officer, receiving and concealing stolen property, four counts of carrying a concealed weapon, three counts of carrying a firearm, one count of carjacking and one count of criminal enterprise.

Karim Moore, 18, of Clinton Township, and Marquis Goins, 18, of Detroit, are each charged with one count of accessory to a crime, receiving and concealing stolen property, four counts of carrying a concealed weapon, and three counts of firearms charges after the incident. one count of carjacking and one count of criminal enterprise.

Hear from Worthy, Bouchard and White in the videos below

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Oakland County Sheriff Bouchard speaks following charges in the killing of Deputy Brad Recklingv

According to the prosecution, DeBose fired the shots that hit Reckling, and two other people were allegedly in the car and helped him flee the scene and backed him up after the alleged shooting.

Reckling was killed while pursuing a stolen vehicle while undercover in Detroit on the night of June 22.

Worthy said the prosecutor’s office’s public integrity unit worked on the case for months, resulting in the charges.

According to Worthy, the three suspects were working as part of a criminal organization that dated back to November 2023 and ended on the night of the shooting.

This criminal enterprise resulted in at least four car burglaries, at least four car thefts, eight weapons charges and more, according to Worthy.

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said Reckling was following a stolen vehicle when one of the suspects got out and opened fire, striking him multiple times. Reckling, who was not wearing a bulletproof vest, was following the vehicle the three teenagers were in because it had been stolen from Madison Heights earlier in the day.

Moore was previously indicted on charges of lying to a peace officer and resisting arrest during a violent crime investigation in connection with the murder.

Worthy said at the press conference: “I’m sure it was very difficult to wait four months, but we wanted to do it right.”

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