Jack Kevorkian, 79, was released from prison on Friday morning.

He arrived in Oakland County around 3:30 p.m. Friday.

He traveled west to Battle Creek before heading back to the Detroit area.

He made one stop along the way once he arrived back in Oakland County. His van stopped at a market in Oak Park before he continued to an upscale hotel in the area.

Kevorkian walked out of the Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater with his attorney, Mayer Morganroth.

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Kevorkian did not stop to talk to the media. However, he did answer a couple of quick questions while he was getting inside the van. "How do you feel? I feel great. What's it like? It's a high point in my life."

His attorney did make a quick statement on Kevorkian's behalf. "He thanks everybody for coming. He thanks the thousands who have supported him, have written to him and the enormous amount of people who have really been comfortable in supporting him," Morganroth said. "He just wants a little privacy for the next few days."

His attorney has set up a news conference with media for next Tuesday.

Kevorkian, along with Morganroth walked directly to a van that was waiting for them. Police escorted them out of the vicinity.

He will be traveling back to Oakland County, where he will reside with a friend.

He did not leave with many belongings, partially because a manuscript he had been working on was taken from him on Thursday, along with other belongings.

Kevorkian's attorney told Local 4 he expects they will turn up on e-Bay at some point.

Prison officials said they do not know who took Kevorkian's belongings, but they will investigate it.

Kevorkian was sent to prison in 1999 for second-degree murder in the death of Thomas Youk, 52, of Oakland County.

Kevorkian put a lethal injection into Youk to end his life. Youk suffered from ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease.

Michigan authorities announced in December 2006 that Kevorkian would be released early because he is terminally ill.

He suffers from diabetes, hepatitis C, high blood pressure, severe dental issues, and hardening of the arteries in his brain and vertigo, which causes him to lose his balance.

Although he will be free of the confines of prison, he will not be free of the Department of Corrections.

According to officials, he will have to report to a parole officer every other week for the next two years. He will face work restrictions and he will not be able to provide care to anyone. He can talk about assisted suicide, but cannot give suicide instructions or information to anyone.

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Kevorkian was tried numerous times over the years for assisting in suicides. Many of these trials took place in Oakland County, Mich. In every instance prior to the Thomas Youk case, Kevorkian was acquitted.

Kevorkian is believed to have taken part in at least 130 assisted suicides.