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Pontiac Salt Truck Driver Fatally Shot During Route as Deputies Arrest 26-Year-Old Within Hours

Investigators plan to present the case to county prosecutors for charging as early as Tuesday.

Overview

  • Deputies found Antonio Jason Craig unresponsive in a pickup with a salt spreader on Karen Court shortly before 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
  • Life-saving efforts at the scene were unsuccessful as Craig had multiple gunshot wounds.
  • Detectives arrested a 26-year-old Pontiac man around 9:40 p.m. in a Waterford Township restaurant parking lot after tracking a suspect vehicle.
  • The man is being held at the Oakland County Jail pending a charging decision by the prosecutor’s office.
  • Sheriff Michael Bouchard praised the swift, coordinated response, while reports differ on Craig’s age, listed as 52 or 53.