Saginaw man pleads guilty in first ShotSpotter case in Saginaw County
Mlive.com
By Andy Hoag
June 26, 2009
SAGINAW -- The first person who Saginaw Police officers arrested by using their ShotSpotter technology has pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon.
Stephen D. Simmons, 18, who last lived at 1611 Williamson, pled guilty to the charge in Saginaw County Circuit Court this week.
ShotSpotter, the police department's latest high-tech tool, uses Global Positioning System navigation to triangulate the time and origin of gunshots.
The device recognized shots fired in the southeast end of Saginaw on May 18.
Police Chief Gerald H. Cliff said that after officers arrived on the scene, they spoke to eye witnesses who gave accounts of the shooting. Officers subsequently arrested Simmons near Hess and Robinwood.
"(ShotSpotter) was one of two crucial elements to providing probable cause (for arrest)," Cliff said.
Circuit Judge Janet M. Boes is scheduled to sentence Simmons on August 4. He faces up to 5 years in prison and $2,500 in fines.
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