GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich. – Police in Michigan are investigating after two correctional officers were found dead Friday in their home near Kingsley.
The bodies of two women, Tara Kelley, 53, and Angelina Winn, 49, were discovered sometime Friday morning at a residence in Paradise Township, according to the Detroit Free Press.
The Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office did not offer details surrounding the deaths but noted the investigation was “ongoing” and there was no immediate “threat to the public.”
The victims were identified as officers at Oaks Correctional Facility in Manistee County. They previously worked at Pugsley Correctional Facility in Kingsley prior to 2016.
In an email to employees obtained by the Free Press, state Corrections Director Heidi Washington called the women “valued members” who will be “missed by many.”
“Please keep the family and colleagues of these employees in your thoughts and prayers,” she said. “It is in these difficult times that having your MDOC family to rely on is so important.”
Kelley has been with the department for 19 years. Winn had 20 years on the job.
The sheriff’s office did not immediately return press requests for comment early Saturday.
Kelley was named “Officer of the Year” at Pugsley in 2013. Winn received the same honor there in 2014.
Members of the department’s Wellness Unit were dispatched to the Oaks Friday to talk with staff and help them cope with the loss, Washington said in the email.
