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Michigan Settles with Larry Orr for $600K, Life Ring

11/14/2025

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Michigan will pay Larry Orr $600,000 in a police misconduct settlement and return the life ring from the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, found in 1975.
The settlement rose from $300,000 to $600,000 after including relic.
Orr spent five months in jail on discredited charges and says negotiations felt manipulative as the state pursued life ring.
Orr plans to auction the life ring to fund a modular home and a replacement car.

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Story summary

Michigan will pay Larry Orr $600,000 in a police misconduct settlement and return the life ring from the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, found in 1975.
The settlement rose from $300,000 to $600,000 after including relic.
Orr spent five months in jail on discredited charges and says negotiations felt manipulative as the state pursued life ring.
Orr plans to auction the life ring to fund a modular home and a replacement car.