Michigan Court Officer Murdered Serving Eviction Notice

Court Officer Robert Silver was last heard before he set out to serve an eviction notice in Clay Township, Michigan, on Dec. 28. After he had been unreachable for hours, police made the gruesome discovery of him shot to death on that very property.

Silver had been to 49-year-old Michael Stickler’s home before – but this time, it was different.

After Clay Township police found him dead, it led to a short standoff with Stickler. Stickler would eventually be taken into custody and charged with murder, Fox 2 Detroit reports.

"[Silver’s] mother and sister just passed away," a friend said. "He was supposed to be at the funeral that day that it happened."

Silver’s mother and sister died in a house fire in Port Huron three weeks ago, just before Christmas. On their celebration of life, the day of his murder.