UPDATE: The homicide suspect has been identified as Robert Justin Shepard, age 21. A Preliminary examination is set for May 11, 2020. Bond is $1,000,000; must have GPS tether prior to jail release.
Shepard is charged with 1st degree Premeditated Murder. 
ORIGINAL STORY:
Eaton County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched Sunday afternoon to a home on Clinton Trail in Sunfield Township to check the well-being of a resident after relatives discovered her on the floor in the home.
Upon arrival, Deputies found 56-year-old Cheryl Arlene Fox deceased. The victim had suffered traumatic head injuries and an edged weapon was found near her body.
Information was obtained regarding a 21-year-old male suspect family member who lived with Fox. A description of the suspect and his vehicle was broadcast in a statewide bulletin and later in the evening, officers of the Grand Ledge Police Department made a traffic stop of the suspect in his vehicle. He was taken into custody and interviewed by Eaton County Sheriff’s Office Detectives and subsequently lodged in the Eaton County Jail.
