Wayne man charged in shooting of 2 police officers
Jeremiah Christian Kemp is accused of assault with intent to murder, three counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm; one count of discharge of a firearm causing serious impairment; one count of carrying a concealed weapon and seven counts of felony firearm violations.
The charges stem from an incident which occurred at about 6 p.m. last Thursday, June 19, when police officers were dispatched to the Village Park Drive apartments in Southgate following 911 reports of a man waving a gun on the second floor of a building. According to court filings from the office of Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, when officers Matthew Dube and Jason Jones responded to the address, they found Kemp in a laundry room, where he allegedly fired at officers and shot at Jones, 45, and Dube, 28, injuring each of them in the legs. A third officer was not injured in the shooting.
Both officers are expected to survive the injuries.
The suspect then fled the scene, jumped out a window and was the subject of an hours-long manhunt. Police located him at a nearby residence at about 8 p.m. where he had changed clothes and gave officers a false name, according to prosecutors.
Prosecutors also told the court that Kemp is accused of terrorizing residents in the apartment complex, where he was allegedly armed with a stolen handgun. Prior to his arrest, Kemp was on probation and had been convicted of domestic violence and retail fraud in various communities across the state, authorities said.
Kemp was given a $1 million cash or surety bond during his arraignment last week in 36th District Court. He entered a not-guilty plea through a court appointed public defender. Should he meet the bond provisions, the court ordered him in house arrest and to wear a GPS tether as he is considered by the court as a flight risk.
