CALHOUN COUNTY, MI — The co-founder and former CEO of a Michigan-based coffee chain will stand trial for alleged criminal sexual conduct of a minor.

Jared Mark Smith, who co-founded Five Lakes Coffee with his brother in 2002, will stand trial, beginning Monday, Feb. 10, 2026, in Calhoun County Circuit Court, court records show.

Smith, 49, is being charged with two counts of first-degree CSC on a person under the age of 13 and one count of second-degree CSC on a person under the age of 13, according to Calhoun County Circuit Court records.

The alleged offenses occurred in April 2015, court records show.

Jared Smith started Five Lakes Coffee with his brother, Paul Smith, in Sturgis in 2002. There are now 10 locations, including one at 2026 W. Main St. in Kalamazoo.

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