On May 3, 34th District Court Judge David Parrott dismissed charges, without prejudice, against Chad Allen Shaw when he found there were no complainants and no witnesses in the cases against him.
“Without prejudice” means charges could be refiled in the future.
Shaw, 25, was due for his preliminary exam on charges of weapons/firearms/larceny, larceny in a building, and using a weapon to commit a felony on Oct. 2 in Sumpter Township. He was free on $20,000 personal recognizance bond. Officer Joseph Balowski was the officer in charge of the case and court-appointed attorney was David Lankford.
Judge Parrott noted that fingerprints were still needed in the case and he told Shaw to go get them taken.
Michael Ray Shores
Judge Parrott set a scheduling conference for 11 a.m. May 24 for Michael Ray Shores to give his attorney time to work out a plea deal.
Attorney Michael Vincent said he has been trying to work something out with the prosecutor, but so far has been unsuccessful. He said the delay for a scheduling conference will give them time.
Vincent said the prosecutor wants to set a trial in June and Judge Parrott said he doesn’t care what the prosecutor wants and he makes the decisions in his courtroom.
“There’s a way to work this out and I’ve proposed it and hope it can be worked out,” Vincent told the judge.
Shores is a suspended VBT firefighter who is charged with four misdemeanor counts of larceny by conversion less than $200 and four misdemeanor counts of false pretenses less than $200 for allegedly taking money from Van Buren Urgent Care employees who were expecting CPR training they said they never received.
Each charge is a 93-day misdemeanor. He is free on a $5,000 personal bond. Firefighter Shores is currently suspended from duty without pay pending an internal investigation.