Sheila Bonge, 59, was killed on the morning of December 26, 2017, while clearing snow from a shared driveway easement in Crockery Township, Michigan. Longstanding, bitter disputes over the driveway had led to frequent police calls and a tense relationship between Bonge and nearby neighbors. He then allegedly returned the snowblower to her residence, removed her clothing, dragged her on a sled into a woodlot behind his property and buried her under the snow, later burning the clothes in a burn barrel.

Bonge’s family reported her missing when she failed to make contact; her body was found in the woods on December 28 and investigators treated the case as a homicide. Popejoy reportedly confessed during questioning, saying the shooting was a snap decision driven by frustration. He was arrested and charged with open murder and felony firearm possession; at trial prosecutors argued the shooting and the steps taken to conceal the body showed premeditation, and the jury convicted him of first-degree premeditated murder. Does anyone have information about the driveway dispute or the neighborhood around Nunica that could shed more light on what led to this deadly escalation?