Shelby Stewart
Staff Writer
Brandon Twp.- On Jan. 11, Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Brandon substation deputies and other emergency personnel conducted a search for a township man who had been reported missing. He was deceased when he was found.
The 52-year-old man had been last seen at 12:15 a.m. when he left his home on Zarieda Street of his own accord. His roommate reported that he had refused to take his prescribed medication and had left the home wearing only shorts and shoes. The man was schizophrenic and bipolar.
Deputies conducted a search of the immediate area around 4 a.m. and turned up a shoe and some blood, but it was very dark and too marshy for the K-9 unit to continue. OCSO Aviation Unit also conducted an aerial search with a thermal scan but turned up nothing.

Around 10:30 a.m., deputies began another search with other emergency personnel, including Brandon Fire, Brandon Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), three K-9 officers, Oxford Fire, Rochester Fire, Independence Township Fire, White Lake Fire and Groveland Fire departments.
The man was found in a marshy area of the Kearsely Creek behind a neighboring residence.
An autopsy has been scheduled and the incident remains under investigation.