Berrien County police investigate Watervliet shooting death
Berrien County police investigate Watervliet shooting death Save Email Print
Posted: 9:49 PM Jun 15, 2008
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Police in Berrien County are investigating the shooting death of a man in Watervliet, and they are asking for your help.

Police are searching for 29-year-old Dustin Levell Saffell.

He is wanted for questioning, after a man was shot to death around 3:30 Sunday morning in the 400-block of Elm Street.

The victim has since been identified as 34-year-old Scotty Lee Baggett.

If you have any information about this shooting, you are asked to call police in Watervliet at 269-463-4770.
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Posted by: colleen on Mar 29, 2009 at 05:29 PM
well I am glad to say part of the poeple that police let cover up scottys murder are now in jail for drug charges..uh I guess God will have tp do the prosicuters job...I love you Scotty
Posted by: Colleen Location: Va on Mar 18, 2009 at 01:11 PM
I sorry to here thta the hole city..that knows any thing about this case is laughing at all autorutys in volved this was a covered up murder my people that are no more intelgent than a rock...but they pulled the wool over the eyes of educated law enforcers...same on you..I would dig a little deeper..first a murder..they got away with it then..crimestopper money..then murder for hire..you should be a shamed.
Posted by: Colleen Location: Fl. on Jan 14, 2009 at 10:10 PM
The police report was full of lies from the people in that house. if he was so innocent why did he run. why throw the gun. Sat would have been Scottys 35th birthday. Dustin didn't just kill him he crushed me my grandkids. and every onr that new him the prosicuter did not do his job. Just because Scotty didn't have money or no family there the police was told a bunch of lies and deided his life was woth the time or efoort to do there jobs. That is why there is so much violant crimes and murder in Benton harbor Mi.because the police let murders get away murder. unless it makes a political statement. the authory's in Mi. should hold thier heads down in shame. This is un Godly and sad
Posted by: HEATHER Location: RAWSON on Dec 26, 2008 at 11:05 AM
it was self-defense! none of you were there to know the state of what was happening.let the judges make that decision not you.dustin is my boyfriend and yeah maybe he didnt grow up in a great place but alot of people havent and they turned out fine. hes a great kid at heart just plain misunderstood by fools that dont have one clue of what happened that night. read the police report then you'd know! I LOVE YOU DUSTIN, KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!!!
Posted by: Colleen Cannington Location: Va. on Dec 14, 2008 at 09:33 PM
I can not believe that the berrien county proscutor never brought murder charges against Dustin saffell after he shot an unarmed man. How do they get away with this!
Posted by: colleen Location: fl. on Dec 4, 2008 at 10:44 AM
I pray the prosacuters in this case Don't hesitate to punish a murderer. Mureder is murder is murder. If they have feelings toward the victim(which are so wrong) they should leave those out. Scotty hadn't lived there for a long time he was just there for 2 months when this happen. He was a good grand father and a good provider. and was loved by many his past didnot deserve murder
Posted by: shonda Location: illinois on Jul 7, 2008 at 10:44 PM
i would like to know why my comment was not posted after youguys can post the dummies comment about all saffells i was just stating that the person who wrote that does not know all saffells i am one and i know alot that are worth more than that person is dustin is my nephew and bad things happen sometimes does not make us allo worthless i want my other comment posted just as well as this one if you can post that stupid comment you can post mine
Posted by: Anonymous Location: Coloma on Jun 18, 2008 at 10:36 AM
What Dustin did was a very big Crime but he is gettin punished for his mistakes...Dustin im gonna miss you and for the Family of Scotty's Im sorry that his life was takin....I love you Dusto...Stay strong!
Posted by: Anonymous on Jun 17, 2008 at 08:52 AM
This is really sad for Watervliet. This house has been a know drug house everyone in the area knows that - including the police. Small town big drugs and the police know who and where and yet they turn their heads. SAD.
Posted by: Anonymous Location: Benton Harbor on Jun 16, 2008 at 10:36 PM
Just another reason why the world should be rid of all the Saffells. They have all been White Trash and follow suit of each other. Anyone that associates with them all have at least one thing in common - DRUGS. Scotty was shit for a father, hasn't raised his kids and Dustin is trash brought up just like his dead beat parents. Drugs and crime pays in the end for the victim on this one.
Posted by: Michele Location: Watervliet on Jun 16, 2008 at 09:59 AM
WOW, I live a block away from Elm street. Thats scary. I hope they find the guy really soon. I'm wondering if its a bad drug deal gone wrong.

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