Police release names of suspect, victim in Howard Township shooting

Published 10:17 am Friday, January 26, 2018

HOWARD TOWNSHIP — The Michigan State Police has released the names of the suspect and victim involved in Tuesday night’s Howard Township shooting, according to a statement from the department issued Thursday.

James Robert Lampson, 56, of Niles, was arrested Tuesday at a Steak ‘n Shake on SR 933 in South Bend, after he was allegedly a suspect in the shooting of his estranged wife, Jennifer Marleene Lampson, 45, of Ceresco, Michigan, authorities said. The shooting occurred at Rivers Court in Howard Township at approximately 3:25 p.m. Tuesday.

Police said that, after the shooting, James attempted to drive the victim to the hospital in South Bend. When he called police to report the shooting, authorities told him to pull over and wait for an ambulance.

He then pulled into a Steak ‘N Shake parking lot, where police took him into custody. He remains in the St. Joseph County Jail, where he is pending extradition back to Michigan.

On Thursday, the Cass County Prosecutor’s Office authorized a 10-count warrant against the suspect. The charges include one count of attempted murder, one count of unlawful imprisonment, one count of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder/strangulation, one count of assault with a dangerous weapon, four counts of felony firearm, one count of domestic violence, and one count of obstruction of justice.