Blanchard man accused of threatening Montcalm County judge

STANTON — A Blanchard man is charged with threatening the life of a Montcalm County judge and his family.

Elijah Stevens, 23, was arraigned Friday in Montcalm County Circuit Court. He pleaded not guilty to a false report of terrorism and two counts of malicious use of telecommunications services. His defense attorney is Randy Norton.

According to Montcalm County Prosecutor Andrea Krause, the alleged crimes occurred in November 2019 in Belvidere Township when Stevens allegedly made threatening phone calls to his mother. During those phone calls, Stevens also allegedly threatened to harm Probate Court Judge Charles Simon III and his family. Simon had previously presided over a case involving Stevens, according to Krause.

The Michigan State Police Lakeview Post investigated the incident. Krause said charges against Stevens were authorized soon after the alleged crimes, but Stevens allegedly fled the state and was just recently located and arrested.

 

Stevens remains incarcerated in the Montcalm County Jail, where he has been since April 28 according to jail records. 

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