The Mecosta County Sheriff's Office has further information into the suspicious death of the 41-year-old male in the 5000 block of Truman Road in Fork Township that occurred on Mar. 6, 2024.

A 16-year-old juvenile male is in custody on a felony warrant for homicide at this time for the murder of Richard Simko. Investigation into the complaint revealed the victim was shot and bludgeoned to death in his home early Wednesday morning.  

The juvenile male, a ward of Osceola County Probate Court at the time of the murder, spent the last year out-of-state in a custody program for crimes committed as a juvenile in Osceola County from 2022 through 2023. He remains in custody on the murder warrant and awaits arraignment in court.

Further Information on court details will be provide as they are obtained. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.