PIB SHOOTING PLEA
THE MAN ACCUSED OF A DEADLY SHOOTING AT A PUT-IN-BAY BAR HAS ENTERED A PLEA OF NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY.
ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, 21-YEAR-OLD COLTON SMITH ENTERED THE PLEA ON AUGUST 5TH IN THE OTTAWA COUNTY COURT. SMITH IS ACCUSED OF KILLING 40-YEAR-OLD ROB RUSSELL, A HUSBAND AND FATHER OF FOUR AT MR. ED'S BAR AND GRILL. SMITH WAS INDICTED LAST MONTH ON SEVERAL FELONY COUNTS, INCLUDING MURDER. THE COURT HAS ORDERED SMITH TO UNDERGO A PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION AND A PRETRIAL HEARING IS SET FOR OCTOBER 30TH. SMITH WILL REMAIN IN JAIL ON A $1.6 MILLION BOND.