BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A Calhoun County man has pleaded no contest to the murder of a Bedford Township woman.
According to court documents, 59-year-old Gary Vogt was charged with homicide and weapons charges on January 19.
The charges stem from a shooting around midnight on January 18 when Vogt called Calhoun County dispatch to report that his significant other had been shot. When officers arrived at the scene on Gardner Avenue near Michigan Avenue northwest of Battle Creek, they found the body of a 62-year-old woman and a gun.
According to the city of Battle Creek, Vogt was arrested at the scene and police have not yet said what led up to the shooting.
He pleaded no contest to second degree murder on Tuesday and is set to be back in court in December for sentencing.
