Black Thieves Charged After Ambushing White Father and Son Who Shot Back

WOOD TV
October 16, 2015

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Jon Vanderwiel and his father were on their way to buy a classic car when they were ambushed by Black robbers, who they then shot.

Two men have been charged after police say they ambushed a father and son during a Craigslist transaction in Battle Creek earlier this week.

Christian Logan, 23, and Torry Pesche, 19, have been arraigned on armed robbery charges in connection to the incident.

Logan was arraigned in court Friday afternoon on two counts of armed robbery and one count of a felony firearm charge. Police said it’s alleged that Logan had a gun with him Tuesday evening.

Pesche faces the same two counts of armed robbery, but was arraigned from the hospital Thursday and remains in stable condition.

Police said 42-year-old Jon Vanderwiel and his father, 72-year-old Robert Vanderwiel, drove to Battle Creek’s Urbandale neighborhood Tuesday evening for a meeting to buy a classic car they saw on Craigslist.

When they arrived, police said the father and son were jumped by Logan, Pesche and a third individual.

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Christian Logan was taken to court but the other Black had to be arraigned in hospital, where he is recovering from his wounds.

Jon Vanderwiel has a concealed pistol license and shot Logan and Pesche, who both ran away, but were later arrested and hospitalized with serious injuries.

In a 911 call recording, a woman tells police that Pesche showed up to her house with a gunshot wound.

“We’ve got a guy here, says he’s been shot,” said the woman.

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