WEST OLIVE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 23, 2022) – A 38-year-old man wanted for questioning in a string of assaults of women in the Grand Haven and Coopersville area last month is now in custody.
According to Ottawa County Sheriff’s Detective Captain Jake Sparks, the incidents occurred in a three-day span during the last week in October. On the 26th, the suspect approached a 41-year-old woman and her 18-year-old daughter at a retail store on West Randall Street in Coopersville around 6:30 PM, making physical contact with both of them. Two days later, around 4 PM, a similar incident occurred involving a lone 19-year-old woman at a store off of US-31 south of Grand Haven. None of the victims were injured, and the suspect fled before deputies arrived at the scene.
Through investigation, which included surveillance video, it was determined that Nicholas Andrew Lindeman is the man allegedly involved in both incidents.
Nicholas Andrew Lindeman (surveillance photo courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff’s Dept.)
On Monday, Lindeman was arrested by Barry County Sheriff’s deputies, and after being transported to the Ottawa County Jail, he was arraigned on Wednesday in Hudsonville District Court on three counts of assault and battery. Lindeman remains held on $35,000 bond.
The case remains open, and anyone with any additional information is asked to contact the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department or Ottawa County Silent Observer.
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