The suspect in an officer-involved shooting on Pine Grove Avenue between Church and Elmwood Street has been arraigned and on Tuesday, January 15, Genio Scott Morgan was discharged from McLaren Port Huron Hospital to be lodged in the St. Clair County Intervention Center awaiting a probable cause conference which is set for January 22. On Saturday, January 5th at 7:16 a.m. Port Huron Police Officers were dispatched to the McDonalds at 2509 Pine Grove Avenue on a report of a man stabbing himself in the parking lot. The suspect, who was armed with a knife and covered in blood, charged the officers in an aggressive manner. According to Police Captain March Kuehn, one of the officers, acting in self defense, shot the suspect multiple times. The St. Clair County Prosecutor, Michael Wendling, reviewed the case and it was determined that the shooting by the officer was justified. Morgan is facing a number of charges. A bond of half million dollars cash surety was set set.
