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| Inmate faces time for prison rampage |
| By John S. Hausman |
| Published: 04/09/2009 |
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MUSKEGON COUNTY -- A prison inmate has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge stemming from a Dec. 4 bed-burning, cell-flooding rampage in Muskegon that he blamed on a pending smoking ban. Luke Matthew Vanderveen, 28, faces an additional four years or more in prison after pleading guilty last week to being a prisoner possessing a weapon. Muskegon County Circuit Judge William C. Marietti committed to cap Vanderveen's minimum sentence at four years, to be served consecutive to his existing sentence for a sex crime. The original charge of arson of a dwelling house was dropped. Vanderveen and his cellmate were charged with arson after an alleged two-man mini-riot in their cell at Earnest C. Brooks Correctional Facility. According to a prison incident report, Vanderveen and Juan Carlos McCray barricaded their door, broke a window, flooded their cell and destroyed much of the property in it, including setting fire to sheets and a mattress. Staff were able to crack the cell door open about 2 inches and sprayed gas inside, leading to the inmates' surrender, according to the Michigan Department of Corrections. Vanderveen reportedly said he did it an attempt to force corrections officials to back off their plans to remove cigarettes from prisoners. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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