Editorial Transparency
These resources are compiled from the Michigan State Police investigative file (Incident 050-0000260-22), the autopsy and toxicology reports for Case W22-0791, MiCOURT and public records, and Clutch Justice’s own reporting. All evidentiary claims are sourced to the document or outlet that reported them. The involved deputy remains unnamed in every publicly released record. No named individual has been convicted of a crime in connection with Joey’s death.
Start here: Shot in the Dark.
The original review of the MSP file: the wrong plate, the missing body camera, the unused Taser, and the missing record of justice.
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Case Timeline
Interactive Reference
Joey Nagle: Case Timeline
A searchable, filterable chronology from the 2007 murder that produced the detectives who later led Joey’s investigation, through the June 16, 2022 traffic stop and shooting minute by minute, the declination, and the Clutch Justice reporting that followed. Filter by category or search by keyword.
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Filter Categories
The Shooting · Investigation · Officials & Prior Conduct · Charging & Legal · Clutch Justice Reporting
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Expandable detail panels on every entry · a minute-by-minute breakdown of the June 16, 2022 radio traffic · the McCann case background
Key Threads Covered
D/Lt. Shane Criger · Sgt. Bryan Fuller · Prosecutor Myrene Koch · the wrong LEIN plate query · the Michigan Attorney General’s declined review
Source Attribution
All entries sourced to the MSP case file, MiCOURT records, or named Clutch Justice reporting
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Who’s Who
Reference Document
Who’s Who: Joey Nagle
A structured reference on Joey’s family, the officers and investigators who handled the shooting, the officials whose prior conduct bears on lead investigator Shane Criger’s credibility, and the attorneys involved. Includes a documented-overlap section on the McCann case pattern and a plain statement of what has not been established.
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Profile Categories
Joey & Family · MSP & Allegan County Investigators · McCann Case Pattern · Prosecutors & Officials · Attorneys
Documented Overlap
Criger’s active federal defendant status in McCann v. Fuller during his lead role on Joey’s investigation, never disclosed by MSP, the prosecutor, or the Attorney General’s Office
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Profiles of Shane Criger, Bryan Fuller, Ray McCann Jr., Myrene Koch, the unnamed deputy, and the family’s and deputy’s counsel
What Is Not Established
Explicit disclaimer that the involved deputy has not been charged, and that documented connections are not evidence of wrongdoing
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Reading List
Research Guide
The Reading List: Primary Documents, Court Records & Reporting
14 numbered resources in recommended reading order, from the MSP case file and autopsy documents to the four core Clutch Justice pieces published between September 2025 and September 2026, the related Siver and Fuller reporting, and the McCann v. Fuller court record and press coverage.
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Start Here
MSP Investigative Report 50-260-22R ? Joey’s autopsy and toxicology reports ? Shot in the Dark (Sept. 2025)
The Four Core Pieces
Shot in the Dark · Same Detective, Same Lawyer, Different County · Four Years Later · The Allegan Central Dispatch Recording
Background
McCann v. Fuller federal docket · Prison Legal News’ $11 million settlement coverage · MLive’s 2023 trial reporting
Related
The Detective Who Was Found Guilty… (June 2026) · The Pattern Around Tom Siver · original FOX17 coverage
Evidentiary Standard
All three documents apply Clutch Justice’s standard evidentiary discipline: every claim is sourced to a named document, report, or outlet. Where a finding is investigative theory or editorial assessment rather than an established fact, it is labeled as such. The involved deputy has not been charged with any crime; the case remains formally closed following the September 2022 declination.
What These Documents Are Not
These are research reference documents, not legal findings, not accusations, and not conclusions. They are compiled to help readers follow Clutch Justice’s reporting on Joey Nagle with the same source context the reporting draws from. If you are a researcher, journalist, or attorney using these documents as a starting point, verify all claims against primary sources before acting on them.
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