Police searching for information related to overdose death in Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe
John Sanders, Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribal Member died of an drug overdose on Friday, February 20.
Tribal Police are working in conjunction with the Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Team to find information leading to further evidence or charges in connection with Sanders' death.
BAYANET currently has a person of interest being held on unrelated charges and a parole violation. Police are processing multiple pieces of evidence regarding the person of interest being held. Officers have information that the individual has visited Mount Pleasant several times and made dozens of phone calls to the Mount Pleasant area. Police have seized the suspect's cell phone and are searching for linking evidence to the overdose death of John Sanders.
BAYANET has requested anyone with information pertaining to the death to please come forward and call their office at 989-779-9697.
News of Sanders' death follows Thursday's announcement by Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe Chief Steve Pego that the tribe would pre-emptively banish two women of the Tribe arrested on charges related to drug trafficking.
"We will do all we can to keep our community and surrounding area free of drugs," Pego said.
