URGENT URGENT U.P. Breaking News Bulletin – 4-20-18 – 8:30 p.m. ET –
Domestic violence case involving female suspect turns into a meth probe at a Sands Township mobile home park – with two arrested including boyfriend of DV suspect who has a long police record involving assaults an drug sales
By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433
(Sands Township, MI) – A Sands Township man and his girlfriend are being held in jail tonight in connection with that domestic violence case turned meth lab, and the man with a length record of drug sales plus assaulting police and prison employees.
The two are being held in an investigation into a meth lab that was allegedly discovered in their trailer at 553 Mobile Estates in Sands Township.
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- Charles ChristopherRobin Reed mugshot
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- Samantha Mae Kukla
Arrested were Chuck Reed and Samantha Kukla (scroll down to see more about suspects). The pair were arrested today, Friday, April 20, 2018.
It started when a 911 call said there was a domestic assault at the mobile home, and when police arrived the man tried to convince officers there was nothing wrong and stated he was alone. But following protocol, Marquette County Sheriff’s Deputies searched the trailer – thus found the female domestic violence suspect and an alleged component to manufacture crystal methamphetamine.
Domestic violence involving men and women have risen to an epidemic rate across the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with many being beaten up and assaulted every single night. There was another domestic dispute this afternoon in Gwinn, MI involving a knife. Plus the former Finlandia University Football Coach Bob Moss was arrested for aggravated domestic violence today. These cases were among at least 7 monitored in past 12 hours by U.P. Breaking News.
The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement team (UPSET) was called to conduct and investigation and remove hazardous substances.
34-year-old Charles Christopherrobin Reed aka “Chuck Reed” is being held without bond in the Marquette County Jail.
He is charged with a Marquette County District Court Probation Violation.
Reed has been convicted of assaulting police and prison employees plus was sentenced in at least two drug sales cases dating back to 2005, however most of his arrests have been in the past few years (scroll down to see his record).
Reed is a Marquette native, according to his Facebook profile.
Samantha Mae Kukla
32-year-old Samantha Mae Kukla is being held without bond in the Marquette County Jail.
Kukla is charged with domestic assault.
Both are being held in connection with the investigation of today’s meth bust in Sands Township, MI.
“I see myself as an intelligent, sensitive human, with the soul of a clown which forces me to blow it at the most important moments,” Kukla said on April 18, 2018 on her Facebook page.
Kulka is a National Mine native who attended Westwood High School, according to her FB profile.
Assisting at the meth bust were the Sands Township Volunteer Fire Department, Sands Township EMS, and the Marquette County Rescue Squad Unit 131.
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Charles ChristopherRobin Reed – MDOC Mugshot
Michigan Department of Corrections info on 34-year-old Charles ChristopherRobin Reed aka “Chuck Reed” – Charles Christopher Reed, Charles Robin Reed
https://mdocweb.state.mi.us/otis2/otis2profile.aspx?mdocNumber=521812
Offense: Police Officer – Assaulting/Resisting/Obstructing
Minimum Sentence: 1 year 4 months
Maximum Sentence: 2 years
Date of Offense: 5/28/2015
Marquette County
Date of Sentence: 7/28/2016
Conviction Type: Plea
Discharge Date: 9/14/2017
Discharge Reason: Offender DischargeSentence 2
Offense: Assault Of Prison Employee
Minimum Sentence: 2 years
Maximum Sentence: 5 years
Date of Offense: 2/03/2011
Marquette County
Date of Sentence: 5/20/2011
Conviction Type: Plea
Discharge Date: 4/30/2014
Discharge Reason: Offender DischargeSentence 3
Offense: Controlled Substance-Delivery/Manufacture, Nar/Cocaine <50 Grams
Minimum Sentence: 1 year 6 months
Maximum Sentence: 20 years
Date of Offense: 9/13/2005
Marquette County
Date of Sentence: 11/10/2005
Conviction Type: Plea
Discharge Date: 2/24/2010
Discharge Reason: Offender DischargeOffense: Police Officer – Assaulting/Resisting/Obstructing
Maximum Sentence: 1 year 6 monthsDate of Offense: 5/28/2015
Marquette County
Date of Sentence: 7/17/2015
Conviction Type: Plea
Discharge Date: 7/28/2016
Discharge Reason: Probation Violator Technical ViolationOffense: Controlled Subs-Del/Man, Schedule 1,2,3 except Marihuana/Cocaine
Maximum Sentence: 2 years
Date of Offense: 1/14/2010
Marquette County
Date of Sentence: 1/14/2011
Conviction Type: Plea
Discharge Date: 5/26/2011
Discharge Reason: Discharged Without Improvement
Recently, Mackowiak was in the news when she was appointed to represent two children found in a disgraceful Rapid River, MI house.
21-year-old Bethany Ann Keshick was booked into the Delta County Detention Center (DCDC) at 2:35 a.m. ET this Sunday morning, Dec. 17, 2017.
33-year-old Laura Lynn Williams of Wilson, MI was booked into the Delta County Detention Center (DCDC) about 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, 2017.
30-year old Randy Dillabough of Escanaba, MI was booked into the DCDC at about 8:15 p.m. Dec. 14, 2017 on two charges.
36-year-old Christy LaPalme of Escanaba, MI was booked into the DCDC about 6:30 p.m. on Thurs., Dec. 14, 2017.
33-year-old Glen Louis Pittman of Skandia, MI was booked into the MCJ at 1:15 a.m. on Thurs., Dec. 14, 2017.
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