More information has come to light about the almost $50,000 worth of equipment, tools and more that the Tuscola County Sheriff’s Office found after a tip-line alert.
Revealing that the tip came in Tuesday, November 29, officials also reported that a deputy assigned to the area responded to an Oak Road property in Vassar Township and observed an individual on the premises loading stolen property. After several search warrants, interviews and investigations, the Sheriff’s office has recovered stolen items such as a washer and dryer, several deep freezers and more than 15 LED boom lights, from a Millington Township Home, as well as the man behind it, 44-year-old Kenneth C. Gamet of Millington.
Gamet is currently facing upwards of 12 felonies, including two counts of breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny, two counts of larceny from a building, two counts of conspiracy to break and enter, two counts of conspiracy to commit larceny, three counts related to the stealing, receiving or destruction of more than $20,000 worth of property, and one count of possessing ammunition as a felon.
Gamet was convicted on similar charges from 1995 to 2003 in the county, and is currently lodged at the Tuscola County Jail on a $100,000 cash bond.
If you have any details regarding this case, please contact Detective Sergeant Josh Herman (jhermantuscolacounty.org) or Deputy Kyle Bischer (kbischertuscolacounty.org) through their emails or by calling the Tuscola County Sheriff’s Office at 989-673-8161.
