DETROIT (FOX 2) – Three men now face a number of criminal charges following the investigation the killing of Oakland County Deputy Bradley Reckling led police to a car theft ring spanning three counties.

Reckling, 30, was shot and killed in Detroit on June 22 while chasing a vehicle that had been stolen in Madison Heights earlier that day.

On Wednesday, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced charges against three suspects from both the crime and the gang.

Karim Moore, 18, was previously charged with lying to police and obstructing police. Additional charges of conducting a criminal enterprise, concealing a stolen motor vehicle, firearms and paraphernalia were added this week.

Raymone DeBose, 18, was charged with murder of a peace officer, felony firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, conducting a criminal enterprise and concealing a stolen motor vehicle.

Marquis Goins, 18, was charged with operating a criminal enterprise, carrying a concealed weapon, concealing a stolen motor vehicle, felony firearms and accessory after the fact.

According to Worthy, the men, who were not yet 18 at the time of some of the murders, were part of a car theft ring that operated from November 2023 until June, when Reckling was killed. The criminal enterprise spanned Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.

“This started out as a peace officer death, but it turned into a whole other enterprise as a result,” Worthy said.

Worthy said more people could be arrested and charged in connection with the carjackings and carjackings.

“The scale of this enterprise is staggering,” she said.

What happened to Deputy Reckling

Reckling was part of the sheriff’s office’s stolen vehicle unit. They were called to a stolen vehicle investigation after a 2022 Chevrolet Equinox was stolen from Red Oaks Waterpark in Madison Heights on June 22nd.

Around 10:50 p.m. that night, Reckling was behind the stolen Equinox in the area of ​​Schoenherr and Park Grove streets on Detroit’s east side when the vehicle suddenly stopped and the occupants got out. The suspects began shooting, hitting Reckling in the head and chest.

The suspects fled three blocks from the scene after shooting Reckling, Wayne County Deputy District Attorney Matthew Penney said during Moore’s hearing. But using a dog track, the suspects were located on the front porch of someone they didn’t know.

“Along the way, two guns plus gloves were found,” said a detective who testified.

Moore was in the stolen vehicle but told investigators he did not fire the shots, according to the assistant district attorney.

He “admitted that he got out of the vehicle after the shots were fired and he knew they were shooting at the police,” Penney said. “The defendant, during his cross-examination, was repeatedly asked, ‘Why aren’t you giving us more information here?’ He indicated something about being concerned about his safety in the community once he got out of prison.”

During Wednesday’s court hearing, a detective called to testify said Moore told police he didn’t know who was driving or where any of his friends were in the stolen vehicle.

According to Detroit Police Sgt. Reginald Beasley, Moore said he was heading to another friend’s house with two friends in a white SUV when the vehicle stopped and everyone got out. Moore told police he ran after seeing police lights and hearing a gunshot. According to what he told the police, he ran because he didn’t want to be shot.

“This kid knew who he was running from and why he was running,” the prosecutor said. “That’s because they just called the police. So he chose to absent himself from that scene after the sirens went off.”

During Wednesday’s hearing, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office showed video of — who they say — Moore running to a porch after Reckling was shot.

Prosecutors say Moore was in the car when shots were fired — but they lied to investigators hours later.

Moore was bound for judgment for initial fees in July.