{"id":150463,"date":"2026-01-26T20:35:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T20:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/150463\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T20:35:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T20:35:21","slug":"squatter-pleads-to-drug-charge-the-oakland-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/150463\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Squatter\u2019 pleads to drug charge \u2013 The Oakland Press"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Troy man who police described as a squatter was in Oakland County Circuit Court via Zoom on Monday where he pleaded guilty to a reduced charge involving drugs.<\/p>\n

Devin Bushue, 35, faces up to a year in jail for one count of using a controlled substance. Prosecutors dismissed a charge of\u00a0 possession of a controlled substance-methamphetamine\/ecstasy \u2014 which carries a stiffer penalty.<\/p>\n

Bushue was arrested Jan. 4 after police reportedly found him and a Shelby Township woman, Miranda Laight, 37, asleep in the basement of an apartment building in the 100 block of South Lovington Drive in Troy. Officers discovered the two while responding to a trespassing complaint, and after waking them up spotted suspected methamphetamine and a used syringe near where they had been sleeping, police said.<\/p>\n

\"woman\"Miranda Laight booking photo (Troy Police Dept.)<\/p>\n

After Bushue and Laight were arrested, officers searched their belongings and allegedly found a small Ziploc baggie containing methamphetamine in Bushue\u2019s bag and a syringe containing heroin in Laight\u2019s bag.<\/p>\n

Bushue is scheduled to be sentenced on March 2 by Judge David Cohen.<\/p>\n

The case against Laight is still at the district court level. A preliminary exam is scheduled for Jan. 29.<\/p>\n

Bushue and Laight are held in the Oakland County Jail with bond set at $7,500 for Bushue and $5,000 for Laight. The bonds have a 10% provision, meaning\u00a0 Bushue can be released from custody if he posts $750, and Laight can be released from custody if she posts $500.<\/p>\n

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