AUSTIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The man accused of killing four people in Mecosta County in late May has been arrested.
The Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office says 51-year-old Charles Gillard was arrested June 28 after recovering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in an Ann Arbor hospital.
Charles is accused of killing 41-year-old Dawn Gillard, 6-year-old Katelynn Gillard, 4-year-old Ronald Gillard and 3-year-old Joshua Gillard.
We’re told Charles was arraigned on a number of charges and is held without bond.
Last month, the Mecosta County prosecutor announced he would charge Gillard with the following crimes:
- Four counts of open murder
- Four counts of felony firearm
- Three counts of first-degree child abuse
- Two counts of first-degree child abuse committed in the presence of another child
- One count of discharge of a firearm in a building causing death
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