People v. John Weatherspoon

On January 24, 1965, Officer Nevelle of the city of Kalamazoo police department, while on duty, proceeded to and parked at the corner of North and Burdick streets in Kalamazoo in response to' a pólice broadcast that Elmer Weatherspoon, brother of the defendant, was wanted for assault and battery and was last seen in a vehicle headed north on Burdick street. Officer Nevelle was dressed in a police uniform and drove a marked car.. While the officer was bringing a stolen car sheet up to date, a green Pontiac stopped nest to the police car. John Weatherspoon, the operator of the Pontiac, jumped…