GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC) – A murder trial that was supposed to begin tomorrow in Ottawa County Circuit Court will now not be held after Michael Roersma entered a guilty plea to a second-degree count. The 50-year-old Coopersville man admitted bludgeoning and strangulating his 72-year-old mother Sharon 13 months ago and then dumping her body into the Grand River near Eastmanville. Prosecutors were about ready to argue during the trial that money was a possible motive behind the murder. Michael Roersma will now face between 20 and 40 years in prison when he is sentenced by Judge Ed Post on November 16th.
Murder Trial Called Off as Roersma Pleads Guilty
Oct 19, 2015 | 7:07 PM
