Suspect charged in Fruitport Township Meijer poison gas incident

FRUITPORT TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A suspect has been charged for allegedly using noxious gas and stealing merchandise at a Fruitport Township Meijer in September.

According to the Fruitport Township Police Department (FTPD), the incident occurred on September 25th.

We were informed that a small bottle full of suspicious pool chemicals was later discovered in the household goods area.

Four people were taken to hospital and released shortly afterwards.

In an update released Wednesday, FTPD says 38-year-old Alexae Kamron Johnson has been charged with planting an explosive device to alarm others, in addition to first-degree retail fraud. He was already in custody at the Muskegon County Jail on unrelated charges.

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