Father says teen found dead in Oakland County pond was ‘great kid’ with ‘biggest heart’

WHITE LAKE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – The father of a 16-year-old boy who was found dead in an Oakland County pond Sunday says his son died amid a “childish prank” gone wrong, leaving a huge hole in the family. At about 10 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3, divers recovered the body of 16-year-old Joe Paduchowski from a small pond in the area of Highland Road and Maple Heights Drive in White Lake Township. Authorities believe the teen fell into the water as he was fleeing from police earlier that day. At...