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Suspect accused of dismembering man going to trial

Posted at 8:02 PM, Sep 28, 2017
and last updated 2017-09-28 20:02:30-04

MUSKEGON, Mich. — A man accused of murdering and dismembering another man will be going to trial in Muskegon County.

Prosecutors say Anthony Blamer Jr. waived his preliminary hearing Thursday.

Blamer is charged with the death of D’Anthony Keenan. Investigators believehe tried to steal money and possibly Keenan’s vehicle before shooting and killing Keenan during a fight.

After he was killed, authorities say Blamer admitted to mutilating Keenan’s body, which was found by hunters in the Manistee National Forest in Newaygo County.

The Muskegon County Prosecutor’s Office believe Keenan was killed in Muskegon County. He also faces charges in Newaygo County.