Bradford James Gille, the named suspect in the July 26 mass stabbing at a northern Michigan supermarket that hospitalized 11 people, had been in and out of the criminal justice system for decades, having cases either tossed or pleaded down due to mental health issues, a Detroit Free Press analysis of court records and archives found.
The Emmet County Sheriff's Office was searching for Gille on July 25, a day before the stabbing. A local court had granted an order allowing deputies to arrest Gille, although officials were not able to locate him, according to the sheriff's office.
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