Greenville man arrested for Kent County thefts
Charles Wright
MONTCALM TOWNSHIP — Charles Lambert Wright, 50, of Greenville, was arrested Monday after investigators from the Kent County Sheriff’s Office discovered stolen property at a home near Turk Lake in Montcalm Township.
While recovering the stolen property, detectives met with Wright and found out he possessed firearms, despite having a past criminal history that prohibited him from owning guns.
The stolen property was from a rash of thefts from Kent County storage units.
Wright was arraigned Monday and is charged with possessing stolen property, being a felon in possession of firearms, and felony firearms.
The arrest came as a result of an investigation originating from the Kent County Sheriff’s Office.
Elisabeth Waldon
Elisabeth Waldon is news editor of The Daily News, where she began as an intern in 2001. Her beat includes courts/cops/crime and Montcalm County government. She is also editor of The Carson City Gazette. She loves investigative reporting, telling small-town stories, frequenting music halls, experimenting with photography and being a wife and mother in the "Panhandle" of Montcalm County.Elisabeth Waldon has written 553 articles.
