Man arrested in Negaunee for criminal sexual conduct with child under 13

Public Radio 90, WNMU | By Nicole Walton

Published February 22, 2024 at 10:12 AM EST

NEGAUNEE, MI— A Marquette County man has been arrested on criminal sexual conduct charges.

In December, the Forsyth Township Police Department initiated an investigation into Andrew Vandevord, 35, on an allegation of CSC with a person under 13. The Marquette County Prosecutor’s Office authorized arrest warrants for 1^st-degree CSC and two counts of 2^nd-degree CSC.

On Tuesday, Vandevord was arrested by Negaunee City Police at a residence in Negaunee.

He remains lodged in the Marquette County Jail on a $35,000 bond.

A probable cause conference is scheduled for February 29^th and a preliminary exam on March 6^th in Marquette County District Court.

The Northern Lights Child Advocacy Center assisted in the case.

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Nicole Walton

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.

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