Tag: Justyn Mark Spitzley

Eaton County man jailed, owes $8,000 for stealing from state forest campgrounds

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June 24, 2025

A Sunfield, Michigan, man returned to the Luce County District Court June 16 for a restitution hearing regarding his involvement in a series of state forest campground thefts in the Upper Peninsula.

Justyn Mark Spitzley, 36, targeted several payment collection sites in which campers deposit cash – known as pay pipes – last fall.

Following his February arraignment, Spitzley pleaded guilty to one felony charge of larceny of more than $1,000 but less than $20,000, and one misdemeanor charge of operating on a suspended license.

The court ordered Spitzley to pay an additional $6,000 in restitution and a $2,000 reimbursement for cash that was recovered as evidence at the time of his arrest in October.

He also was sentenced to one year in jail with credit for 81 days served. Read more

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Campground pay pipe thief headed to circuit court in Luce County (U.P. MI)

March 4, 2025

GW:  I spoke to the main ranger for campgrounds such as Ess Lake, Avery Lake and others in the northern Lower Peninsula about such crimes in his jurisdiction.  They got their man, too.  Surveillance cameras:  not just for hunting anymore.  Mr. Spitzley now becomes the most recent entry into my shameful “poachers” category.

An Eaton County man is scheduled for an upcoming circuit court appearance in Luce County on 13 charges, including a dozen felonies, stemming from an investigation into state forest campground pay pipe thefts that occurred over the past two years.

Justyn Mark Spitzley, 36, of Sunfield was arrested on a 13-count warrant and arraigned Feb. 14 in Luce County District Court. He is charged with felony larceny of $1,000 to $20,000, 11 felony counts of breaking and entering a coin-operated device and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended or revoked license. Read more

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