By Grand Rapids Anonymous
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 11:24:00 a.m. EDT
GRA: The only question is, was it voluntary?
plainfield township, mich. (wood) — authorities are asking for the public’s help finding a missing plainfield township woman.
An undated courtesy photo of Yenly Garcia. (kent county sheriff’s office) Mollie Schmidt, 33, was last seen on Aug. 21 at her home near the intersection of East Beltline and 5 Mile Road NE. She is described as being around 5-foot-2 and 100 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes.
The Kent County Sheriff’s Office said Schmidt left behind her children at her home, which is uncharacteristic behavior.
She may be with Yenly Garcia, 44, of Wyoming, according to the sheriff’s office.
GRA: Many mex from wyoming, michigan are criminal types.
--GRA
further info on the above story
By Grand Rapids Anonymous
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 3:16:00 P.M. EDT
michigan state police records show Garcia has a criminal history dating back to 2004 that includes convictions for drugs, domestic violence, larceny and retail fraud. In a 2008 case out of grand rapids, he was initially charged with kidnapping and pleaded down to unlawful imprisonment. He was also convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon in that case.
--GRA
N.S.: Garcia apparently has yet to be convicted of murder. In any event, michigan is an anti-justice state.
MOLLIE SCHMIDT--MOTHER OF FIVE--WAS "ON HER WAY TO WORK,"THE DAY SHE DISAPPEARED
ReplyDelete(Mlive.com)KENT COUNTY, MI – The family of a missing Plainfield Township woman said it was unlike her to just disappear – and miss her daughter’s first day of kindergarten.
She also missed a planned visit from her father.
Mollie (O’Meara) Schmidt, 33, was last seen Aug. 21 leaving her home near East Beltline Avenue NE and Five Mile Road. She told her children she was going to work.
“We are frantic,” an aunt, Lisa McGraw, told MLive/The Grand Rapids Press. “This isn’t like her and we just want to get her home safe.”
--GRA
FAMILY OF MOLLIE SCHMIDT TALK ABOUT HER DISAPPEARANCE
ReplyDeleteGRA:The key question:Did she know Garcia--who was from the other side of town--15 miles away?
(Mlive.com)Police described the disappearance as “uncharacteristic” for Schmidt.
McGraw said her brother, Michael O’Meara, had contact with his daughter just before she went missing. He stopped to visit the next day but she had not returned home.
“My brother is just sick,” McGraw said. “She’s his baby.”
She said that her niece, with five children, had looked forward to a daughter’s first day of kindergarten. It was two days after she went missing.
The missing woman is 5-foot-2, 100 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes.
--GRA
Where is the father (fathers?) of these five children of hers?
ReplyDeleteAnd the immigration status is?
ReplyDeleteGreat question.Lot of info missing here.
ReplyDelete--GRA
BREAKING NEWS:BODY OF MOLLIE SCHMIDT FOUND AT WYOMING APARTMENT COMPLEX
ReplyDeleteAn undated courtesy photo of Mollie Schmidt. (Kent County Sheriff’s Office)
PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The body of a missing Plainfield Township woman has been found, according to her family.
Mollie Schmidt, 33, was found Tuesday morning at Chateau Village Apartments at 44th and Burlingame in Grand Rapids, according to her sister, Sara (O’Meara) Oaks.
Oaks released a statement to News 8.
“My family is both heartbroken and horrified at the recent turn of events. I would like to thank all of those involved in helping to locate Mollie and provide us all with a small sense of closure. I would like to personally thank law enforcement, friends and family for sharing photos-and bringing attention to her disappearance, missing persons advocates, the dance community, authors of news articles, local news and radio stations, and anyone else who played an active role in returning Mollie back to her family. I am eager to begin the process of holding the person capable of such cruelty, accountable. I will not rest until little Mollie gets her justice. Until we meet again sweet girl, love your big sis.”
Schmidt had last been seen on Aug. 21 at her home near the intersection of East Beltline and 5 Mile Road NE, according to deputies.
The Kent County Sheriff’s Office said Schmidt had left behind her children at her home, which was uncharacteristic behavior.
Wyoming police are now handling this case. Police have not yet released any information about the death.
GRA:That's Garcia's side of town.Finding her here raises a lot of questions about this not being a kidnapping--but we will see.
--GRA
GRPD WILL HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE--TO BE STREAMED LIVE AT WOODTV.COM
ReplyDeleteGRA:At approximately 4:15pm.
--G R A
PRESS CONFERENCE:
ReplyDeleteGRA:It was over in 2 minutes--no questions allowed.Lieutenant Rory Allen read a statement that said,"Based on information received,a search warrant was issued for the apartment of Yenly Garcia--in the 1500 block of 44th street Sw.
Upon entering the residence,on August 30th,the body of Mollie Schmidt was found.She had been shot to death.The whereabouts of Yenly Garcia,44,is unknown."
GRA:I HOPE she did not voluntarily contribute to her own death by associating with this known Mex felon.It appears that way to me however.
--GRA
MANHUNT UNDERWAY FOR YENLY GARCIA--KILLER OF MOLLIE SCHMIDT
ReplyDelete(WOODTV.com)He was described as a 44-year-old man, 5-foot-10 and about 200 pounds with black hair and distinct tattoos on his face. He was last known to be driving a black 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck with the Michigan license plate ELW6780.
An undated courtesy photo of Yenly Garcia. (Kent County Sheriff’s Office)
He has another active warrant out for his arrest on an unrelated charge. Officers are asking anybody with information on Garcia’s whereabouts to contact the Wyoming Police Department at 616.530.7300 or Silent Observer at 1.866.774.2345.
Garcia previously served prison time for an unlawful imprisonment conviction out of Grand Rapids in 2008. He was initially charged with kidnapping but pleaded down to the lesser charge and assault with a dangerous weapon. The Michigan Department of Corrections said he was paroled in the summer of 2016 and released from parole in October 2017.
Michigan State Police records show Garcia’s criminal history, which dates back to 2004, also includes convictions for drugs, domestic violence, larceny and retail fraud.
Jennifer Cogswell, a friend of Schmidt, sent News 8 this statement:
“I met Mollie around 10yrs ago.. She was the sweetest girl I’ve ever known in the dancing industry. Over the years, I’ve seen so many nice young woman get chewed up & spit out. Or swallowed up whole, with new darker personas.. Mollie was able to keep her bright personality, & always had a contagious smile on her face. We shared so many great memories over the years, & she will be truly missed. I wish her kids had more time to know just how amazing their mother was. She was an amazing person, & she didn’t deserve any of this. I’m better at peace knowing she’s reunited with our good friend Laura Miller.”
— JENNIFER COGSWELL
Schmidt had last been seen on Aug. 21 at her home near the intersection of East Beltline and 5 Mile Road NE, according to deputies. The sheriff’s department said Schmidt had left behind her children at her home, which they said was uncharacteristic of her.
The investigation was turned over to the Wyoming Police Department after Schmidt’s body was found.
Schmidt and Oaks’ maiden name is O’Meara.
--GRA