Ryan Maesen Attorney PLC

06/16/2026

A deadly shooting in a Grand Rapids motel parking lot that was caught on video now has the convicted gunman facing decades in prison.

https://www.woodtv.com/news/grand-rapids/jury-finds-man-guilty-of-deadly-grand-rapids-motel-shooting/

06/10/2026

05/30/2026

Some accountability at least.

"He continued as Mr. Williams screamed out in pain, he continued to tase him," the judge said. "Why?"

05/29/2026

Wow

An Ottawa County judge is off the job after again landing on the wrong side of the law he swore to uphold: https://www.woodtv.com/news/ottawa-county/holland-judge-accused-of-assaulting-man-from-the-bench/

05/06/2026

So sad

The woman killed in Tuesday night's shooting at a Grand Rapids park was identified as Savanah Villarreal by family members. Read the full story through the link in the comments.

05/01/2026

Some thoughts on evidence, things people ask me all the time.

04/30/2026

Hmmmm

Deputies didn't share any information on the victims or what led up to the incident.

04/28/2026

Wow.

A Rockford man has been charged with murder after authorities say he hit his girlfriend's estranged husband with his pickup truck, leading to the man's death months later: https://www.woodtv.com/news/target-8/rockford-man-accused-of-running-over-girlfriends-husband-charged-with-murder/

04/25/2026

I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to not talk to the police if you are being investigated for a criminal offense. They will ask you the same questions 20 times, if you say "no" 19 of them and then "yes" on the 20th time, they will say you confessed and try to use that against you. Even if you have your interview with the police on video and play the whole thing for the jury, many jurors will think "why did he admit to something he didn't do." Just don't talk. They already think you are guilty and will only use your statements to twist it against you.

04/22/2026

https://www.woodtv.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-southern-poverty-law-center-says-it-faces-a-criminal-investigation-by-the-justice-department/

An organization that used to do good is now in trouble. Poverty Law is an old school term for representing people who are indigent. It has nothing to do with laws surrounding poverty.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted Tuesday on federal fraud charges alleging it improperly raised millions of dollars to secretly pay leaders of the Ku Klux Klan and oth…