Three teenagers have been charged with the murder of an Oakland County sheriff’s deputy

DETROIT (WXYZ) – After a months-long investigation, three teenagers have been charged in connection with the slaying of Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputy Brad Reckling.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kim Worthy was joined by Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald, Detroit Police Chief James White and Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard during the announcement Wednesday morning.

One man, 18-year-old Ramon DeBose of Clinton Township, is charged with Reckling’s actual murder. He is charged with one count of murdering a police officer, receiving and concealing stolen property, four counts of carrying a concealed weapon, three counts of firearms, one count of carjacking and one count of criminal activity.

Kareem Moore, 18, of Clinton Township, and Marquis Goins, 18, of Detroit, are charged with one count of accessory after the fact, receiving and concealing stolen property, four counts of carrying a concealed weapon, three counts of felonies with a firearm, one count of carjacking and one count of criminal activity.

Hear from Worthy, Bouchard and White in the video below

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According to prosecutors, DeBose shot Reckling and two others were allegedly in the car and helped him flee the scene and backed him up after the alleged shooting.

Reckling was killed in Detroit on the night of June 22 while working undercover tracking a stolen car.

Worthy said the prosecutor’s office’s public integrity unit worked on the case for months, leading to the charges.

According to Worthy, the three suspects worked as part of a criminal organization that began in November 2023 and ended the night of the shooting.

That criminal enterprise, Worthy said, led to at least four carjackings, at least four car thefts, eight counts of gun possession and more.

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said Reckling was following a stolen vehicle when one of the suspects got out and opened fire, hitting him multiple times. Reckling, who was not wearing a bulletproof vest, had been following a car containing three youths since it had been stolen from Madison Heights earlier that day.

Moore was previously charged with murder in connection with one count of lying to a law enforcement officer during the investigation of a violent crime and one count of resisting arrest.

“I’m sure it was very difficult to wait four months, but we wanted to do it right,” Worthy said during a news conference.

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