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Joint Press Release - Fair Michigan Justice Project and WCPO - December 10, 2018
Sterling Heights Man Charged With Open Murder, Felony Firearm, in Shooting of Transgender Woman
DETROIT - December 10, 2018 - The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office today charged Albert Weathers, 46 (DOB: 8/6/1972), of Sterling Heights, in connection with the Friday shooting death of Kelly Stough, 36, of Detroit.
On December 7, 2018, at approximately 6:00 a.m., a Detroit Police officer found the lifeless body of Stough, a transgender woman, on East McNichols Street at Brush Street. After a police investigation, prosecutors arraigned Weathers on charges of open murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony.
Weathers was arraigned today in 36th District Court in Detroit. The Probable Cause Conference is scheduled for December 20, 2018 at 8:30 a.m., and the Preliminary Examination is scheduled for December 27, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. in front of Judge Michael Wagner. Bond is set at $1 million cash/surety.
The Prosecutor's Office assigned the case to Special Prosecutor Jaimie Powell Horowitz of the Fair Michigan Justice Project (FMJP), which is collaboration between the Prosecutor's Office and Fair Michigan Foundation, Inc. FMJP is a program that assists Michigan law enforcement officers and prosecutors in solving serious crimes against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender persons. Fair Michigan President Dana Nessel said, "This case reflects the excessive brutality that members of Detroit's transgender community constantly face. We thank the Detroit Police Department for their efforts to investigate the facts of this tragic crime."
The charges are allegations and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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