First charges in Oakland County deputy’s death: What we know

DETROIT — A teenager, one of at least three people allegedly involved in the death of an Oakland County sheriff’s deputy, was charged this week.

Karim Moore, an 18-year-old from Clinton Township, has been charged with lying to police and resisting arrest in connection with the shooting of Deputy Bradley Reckling. On Saturday, June 22, Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputy Reckling was shot and killed while following a suspected stolen SUV in Detroit.

Officials said the SUV suddenly stopped and three suspects got out and fired several shots at Reckling. The officer was taken to the hospital, where he died early Sunday morning.

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Reckling was undercover in Detroit and was pursuing the SUV that was stolen in Oakland County at the time of the shooting. Authorities believe Moore and two other people were involved in the fatal shooting.

Moore has not been charged in the shooting, but officials said additional charges are possible as the investigation continues.

“(Moore) stated that after seeing police lights, he decided to run from the vehicle – ran with two others who were apparently involved – ran three blocks from the scene, where the officer unfortunately died,” Wayne County Assistant Prosecutor Matthew Penney said in court.

According to prosecutors, Moore admitted that he was in the car at the time of the shooting, but otherwise did not cooperate.

Moore is one of three 18-year-olds being held in connection with Reckling’s death. Shortly after the shooting, a sniffer dog found all three on a porch “where they didn’t belong,” the prosecutor said. Authorities also found two guns and a pair of gloves.

It is unknown what charges might be brought against the other two 18-year-olds, but the two were already in trouble in Troy and were released on bail on charges of fleeing and eluding and carrying concealed weapons.

The prosecution demanded a high bail for Moore.

“This man is a flight risk. He is in the middle of something very deep and very, very serious,” Penney said.

Moore’s attorney, Adam Clements, tried to ask for a low bail that would allow him to be released in handcuffs, but the judge denied that.

Moore was given a $100,000 bail (no, 10%) and if he could raise it, he would be handcuffed to his front door and locked up.

The names of the two individuals, who have not yet been formally charged, will not be released until they are arraigned. All three juveniles were held in the Wayne County Jail.