This is my cousin!!

Preliminary note: This news story is about 4 men, none of whom the press has names for...therefore, it gets pretty confusing when they keep talking about this man and that man, etc!
The "19 year-old Mt Pleasant man" is my cousin. My mom called and told me that my cousin Larry was walking down the street with his friend when some gang members came and jumped them. (Not 100% sure that they were "just merrily walking along, minding their own business, staying out of trouble!")

Larry started fighting to defend his friend, and he ended up with a pretty bad beating, and he was stabbed 3 times. X-rays showed that one stab wound was less than 1 inch from puncturing his liver! He seems to be okay now--just sore and recovering.

This is not a good year for my cousins!! Just be glad you're not one!
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Fight leads to stabbing
Monday, June 18, 2007
MECOSTA COUNTY -- A dispute Saturday morning left two men with missing teeth. Police arrested three men and are looking for a fourth suspect in Mecosta County. Police responded to a felonious assault call around 6 a.m. at 220th Avenue and Eisenhower Road in Aetna Township. A 22-year-old Newaygo man and a 19-year-old Mount Pleasant man were assaulted by several people. The Mount Pleasant man was stabbed multiple times and both men lost teeth as a result of the altercation. The Mount Pleasant man was taken to Mecosta County Medical Center and the Newaygo man was taken into custody on a fugitive warrant. Also arrested were a 19-year-old Pierson man on multiple alcohol violations and a 19-year-old Cedar Springs man on a felony fugitive warrant.