The Michigan State Police (MSP) Wayland Post, as part of their assistance to the Hastings Police Department in a missing person investigation, executed a search warrant on October 13 at an address in Hastings Township. The search warrant was obtained based on new information detectives obtained from a witness.
During the search, human remains were discovered in a shallow grave on the property. Update 10/15/21: The remains have been positively identified as 17-year-old, male, Lane Roslund, who was reported missing to the Hastings Police Department on September 21. An autopsy will take place to determine the manner of death.
Through further investigations, a 17-year-old, male, Hastings’s resident was developed as a suspect and was subsequently arrested on charges of open murder and concealing the death of an individual.
MSP Wayland was assisted by the Hastings Police Department, Barry County Sheriff’s Department, MSP Canine Unit, MSP Missing Persons Unit and the WMED Forensic Pathology Department. This investigation is ongoing and remain open.
