The man was identified in the following investigation, and police contacted his family. The man turned himself into the Cheboygan State Police Post Thursday, Newman said. James William Bernitt faces up to four years in prison if convicted of the felony charge. No one in the home was injured. Police said Bernitt and the occupants of the home and been involved in an ongoing dispute.
Wife accidentally shoots husband.
Representatives from the environmental and engineering company The Traverse Group Inc. presented the plan to the board Monday. It calls for the site of Petoskey Manufacturing to be turned into 75 percent residential use, between 8 and l2 units, and 25 percent commercial use. The owner of Petoskey Manufacturing has filed for bankruptcy and the plant has ceased operation. The improved property's zoning will most likely change from industrial to mixed-use residential and commercial uses to conform to the City of Petoskey's Master Plan. The property is an Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Site.