2018 News Archive

Press Release - December 20, 2018 - Southfield Man Charged in Russell Industrial Complex Homicide

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Marcus Lawrence Beri has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting that occurred at the Russell Industrial Complex on Clay Street in Detroit.

News Updates - Week of December 16 - 22, 2018

Monday, December 24, 2018

Romulus Man Charged with Indecent Exposure; Southfield Man Charged in Russell Industrial Complex Homicide, Prosecutor Worthy Supports New Animal Cruelty Bills; Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash on Jefferson Avenue

Press Release - December 22, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash on Jefferson Avenue

Saturday, December 22, 2018

Jimi Pierowich has been charged in connection with a fatal car crash that killed a retired Sterling Heights police sergeant.

Press Release - December 21, 2018 - Prosecutor Worthy Supports New Animal Cruelty Bills

Friday, December 21, 2018

Prosecutor Worthy supports House Bill 4332 and House Bill 4333, which are two Animal Cruelty laws that can significantly enhance penalties for animal cruelty offenders. These bills have been presented to Governor Rick Snyder to sign into law.

Press Release - December 19, 2018 - Romulus Man Charged with Indecent Exposure

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

David Lipscomb has been charged with exposing himself to a 60- year old woman at a Dollar Tree store on Belleville Road.

News Updates - Week of December 9 - 15, 2018

Monday, December 17, 2018

Detroit Man Charged in Domestic Violence Workplace Shooting; Taylor Woman Will Not be Charged in Fatal Shooting at Marathon Gas Station; Detroit Man Arraigned in Senior Housing Double Homicide; Raymond Durham Competency Hearing Adjourned

Press Release - December 13, 2018 - Detroit Man Arraigned in Senior Housing Double Homicide

Thursday, December 13, 2018

James Fleming has been charged in the fatal shootings of a security guard and a 66-year-old woman at a senior apartment building on Dickerson Street in Detroit.

Press Release - December 12, 2018 - Taylor Woman Will Not be Charged in Fatal Gas Station Shooting

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

A 40-year-old Taylor woman will not be charged in the fatal shooting that occurred at a marathon Gas Station on Ecorse Road in Taylor, MI.

News Updates - Week of December 2 - 8, 2018

Monday, December 10, 2018

DPD Corporal Charged in Assault of Female DMC Patient; Man Charged in Drug Death in Dearborn Heights Fast Food Parking Lot; Elementary Student Charged with Bringing Loaded Weapon to School; Teen Charged as Adult in Fatal Shooting at HYPE Athletic Center

News Updates - Week of November 25 - December 1, 2018

Monday, December 3, 2018

Inkster Man Charged in Non-Fatal Romulus Shooting; CNN Investigation into the Destruction of Rape Kits Launched; Macomb County Judge Catherine Steenland Sentenced in Hit and Run Case

Joint Press Release - Fair Michigan Justice Project and WCPO - December 10, 2018

Monday, December 10, 2018

Sterling Heights Man Charged With Open Murder, Felony Firearm, in Shooting of Transgender Woman

Press Release - December 10, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Non-Fatal Shootings at Appliance Store

Monday, December 10, 2018

Javon Robert Dabney has been charged in connection with the non-fatal shooting of an appliance store manager and another employee after an argument about a recently purchased stove the defendant complained did not work.

Press Release - December 10, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Domestic Violence and Workplace Shooting

Monday, December 10, 2018

Robert Earl Easley-Calloway has been charged in connection with domestic violence and the non-fatal shooting of his wife at her workplace, and the subsequent police pursuit.

Press Release - December 7, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Hazelwood Non-Fatal Shootings

Friday, December 7, 2018

Robert Davon McLendon has been charged in connection with a shooting incident on Hazelwood Street in Detroit.

Press Release - December 7, 2018 - Teen Charged as Adult in Fatal Shooting at HYPE Athletic Center

Friday, December 7, 2018

Sixteen-year-old Antoine Junior Perry has been charged as an adult in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old Ypsilanti man at the HYPE Athletic Center in Wayne, MI.

Press Release - December 6, 2018 - Elementary Student Charged with Bringing Loaded Weapon to School

Thursday, December 6, 2018

A 10-year-old Detroit student has been charged as a juvenile for concealing a loaded handgun in his backpack and taking it to school with him.

Press Release - December 4, 2018 - Man Charged in Drug Death in Dearborn Heights Parking Lot

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Ryan Patrick Dwyer has been charged in connection with the narcotics overdose death of Ricky Cox of Baypoint, California.

Press Release - December 3, 2018 - DPD Corporal Charged in Assault of Female DMC Patient

Monday, December 3, 2018

Detroit Police Corporal Dewayne Jones has been charged in connection with the assault of a female hospital patient at Detroit Receiving Hospital.

Press Release - November 28, 2018 - Inkster Man Charged in Non-Fatal Romulus Shooting

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Kyon Lamar Smith has been charged in connection with the armed robbery of a Romulus woman that escalated into a non-fatal shooting.

Press Release - November 26, 2018 - Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy to Hold Town Hall

Monday, November 26, 2018

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy will hold a series of Town Hall meetings throughout Wayne County. The first will be held at the Northville Township Hall on November 29, 2018.

News Updates - Week of November 18 - 24, 2018

Monday, November 26, 2018

Detroit Man Charged in Senior Housing Double Homicide; Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Shooting on Kensington Street; Misconduct Charges Dismissed in Failed Wayne County Jail Project

Press Release - November 20, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Shooting on Kensington Street

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Cornelius Leshawn Dennis has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting and two non-fatal shootings that occurred on Kensington Street in Detroit.

Press Release - November 19, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Senior Housing Double Homicide

Monday, November 19, 2018

James Fleming has been charged in connection with the fatal shootings of two people at a senior apartment building on Dickerson in Detroit.

News Updates - Week of November 11 - 17, 2018

Monday, November 19, 2018

Virgil Smith Plea Agreement Set Aside, Original Felony Charges Reinstated; Two Men Charged in Fatal Shooting at Traffic Light; Romulus Man Charged in Fatal Bush Shelter Car Crash

Press Release - November 16, 2018 - Romulus Man Charged in Fatal Bus Shelter Car Crash

Friday, November 16, 2018

Ralph Otis Davis has been charged in connection with the fatal car crash that killed one person and seriously wounded two other people while they waited for a DDOT bus in a bus shelter at Dexter Avenue and Clements Street.

Press Release - November 14, 2018 - Two Men Charged in Fatal Shooting at Traffic Light

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Courtney Deandre Sweeney and Dajuan Anton Irving have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting that occurred at a traffiic light at Gratiot Avenue and St. Antoine.

News Updates - Week of November 4 - 10, 2018

Monday, November 12, 2018

Redford Man Charged in Dearborn Heights Home Invasion and Arson Case; Pretrial Conference scheduled in Mateen Cleaves case; Detroit Man Charged in Shootings of Juveniles

News Updates - Week of October 28 - November 3, 2018

Monday, November 5, 2018

Daniel Scott Michalak Found Competent to Stand Trial; Mistrial Declared in Former MSP Trooper Mark Bessner case; Three Women Charged in August Vehicular Homicide

Press Release - November 5, 2018 - Redford Man Charged in Dearborn Heights Home Invasion and Arson

Monday, November 5, 2018

Robert Raymond Patrick, III, of Redford, has been charged in connection with the October 29, 2018 home invasion, theft of personal belongings and arson of a residence in the 6900 block of Mayburn in Dearborn Heights.

Press Release - October 31, 2018 - Three Women Charged in August Vehicular Homicide

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Destiny Grace Easterling, Charlie Desharon-Marlene Wooten and Teriana Alane Hicks have been charged in connection with the homicide of Destiny Lanee Parks.

Press Release - October 30, 2018 - WCPO and WMU-Cooley IP Partner with the Urban Institute

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Wayne County Prosecutor's Office Conviction Integrity Unit, WMU-Cooley Innocence Project and the Urban Institute Partner on New Grant for Research and Data Collection

News Updates - Week of October 21 - 27, 2018

Monday, October 29, 2018

Three Charged in Homicide of Starkisha Thompson; Juvenile Charged in Central High School Sexual Assault; 39th District Court Judge Catherine Steenland to be sentenced November 30, 2018.

Press Release - October 25, 2018 - Beaumont Trenton Hospital Doctor Charged with Embezzlement

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Iqbal Abdul Nasir, M.D. has been charged with the embezzlement of over $100,000.00 in funds of the Medical Executive Committee for the Beaumont Trenton Hospital Medical Staff.

News Updates - Week of October 14 - 20, 2018

Monday, October 22, 2018

Detroit Man Charged In Domestic Violence Assault on Rohns Street; Updated Information on Gregory McQueen Homicide Case; Juvenile Charged in Central High School Sexual Assault; Three Charged in Homicide of Starkisha Thompson

News Updates - Week of October 7 - 13, 2018

Monday, October 15, 2018

Detroit Man Charged in Homicide of his Estranged Wife; Brad Fields convicted in murder of four-year-old Gabrielle Barrett of Sumpter Township; Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Crash; Dearborn Heights Man Charged in Ethnic Intimidation Incident

News Updates - Week of September 30 - October 6, 2018

Monday, October 8, 2018

Charges Announced in Westland Jail Death; Decision Announced in Death of Ecorse Jail Inmate; One Adult Male and Two Juvenile Males Charged in Chrysler Car Thefts; Huron Township Vet Charged in Dog Death; Detroit Man Charged in Homicide of Estranged Wife

Press Release - October 22, 2018 - Three Charged in Homicide of Starkisha Thompson

Monday, October 22, 2018

Jah-Lana Streeter, Kenneth Dixon and Corey Holmes have been charged with the homicide of Starkisha Thompson in a driveway in the 16400 block of Collingham Drive in Detroit.

Press Release - October 5, 2018 - Huron Township Vet Charged in Dog Death

Friday, October 5, 2018

Updated arraignment information included - Veterinarian Martin Patrick McLaughlin has been charged in connection with the death of his three-year-old Labrador Retriever.

Press Release - October 18, 2018 - Juvenile Charged in Central High School Sexual Assault

Thursday, October 18, 2018

An adult-designated juvenile has been charged in the sexual assault of a female student that occurred at Central High School in Detroit.

Press Release - October 16, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in White Castle Triple Fatal Shooting

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

William Wilbourn-Little has been charged in connection with the September 9, 2018 fatal shootings that occurred in the 6300 block of West Warren in Detroit.

Press Release - October 16, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Domestic Violence Assault on Rohns Street

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Isaac 'Ikey' Alexander has been charged in a domestic violence incident that began as a verbal argument and escalated into a physical altercation on Rohns Street in Detroit.

Press Release - October 12, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Non-Fatal Shooting on Evergreen Road

Friday, October 12, 2018

Eric M. Coleman has been charged in connection with the non-fatal shooting of his 22-year-old ex-girlfriend.

Press Release - October 10, 2018 - Harrison Township Man Charged in Detroit Homicide

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

David Erwin Unger has been charged in connection with a homicide and a non-fatal shooting that occurred on Freud in Detroit.

Press Release - October 9, 2018 - Comerica Park Food Handler Tests Negative for Communicable Disease

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Court-ordered disease testing of Comerica Park food handler Jaylon Juwan Kerley, who spat on pizza dough when he worked at a Comerica Park concession stand, are negative for communicable diseases.

Press Release - Dearborn Heights Man Charged in Ethnic Intimidation Incident

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Jason Glenn Sherman has been charged in connection with the ethnic intimidation of his neighbors on Hubbell Street in Dearborn Heights, MI.

Press Release - October 9, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Homicide of his Estranged Wife

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Gregory McQueen has been charged in connection with the death of Alisha McQueen, of Detroit, who was reported missing by a relative in March 2018.

Press Release - October 9, 2018 - South Lyon Man Charged in Northville Township Home Invasion

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Erik Daniel Brumley has been charged in connection with the home invasion and attempted unlawful imprisonment and attempted kidnappings of a family on Winchester Drive in Northville Township.

Press Release - October 9, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Darick Anthony Brown has been charged in connection with the fatal car crash that occurred at Chester Road and University Place in Detroit.

Press Release - October 4, 2018 - Updated Arraignment Information on Westland Jail Death Case

Thursday, October 4, 2018

Defendants Westland Sergeant Ronald Buckley and Westland Paramedics Matt Dicosola and Leah Maynard have been arraigned on charges of Involuntary Manslaughter and Misconduct in Office before Judge Mark Plawecki in 20th District Court Dearborn Heights, MI.

Press Release - October 4, 2018 - DOJ Grant Awarded to WCPO and WMU-Cooley Law School Project

Thursday, October 4, 2018

The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office and WMU-Cooley Law School Innocence Project Announce DOJ Grant Award

News Updates - Week of September 23 - 29, 2018

Monday, October 1, 2018

Wayne Father and Step-Mother Charged in Infant Devin Bisesi Death; Comerica Park Food Handler Charged for Spitting on Pizza

News Updates - Week of September 16 - 22, 2018

Monday, September 24, 2018

Couple Charged in Carjacking of 88-Year-Old Livonia Woman; Detroit Man Charged with Pointing a Firearm at an Off-Duty Detroit Police Officer at Seven Mile Road and Pontchartrain Drive in Detroit.

Press Release - October 1, 2018 - Decision Announced in Death of Ecorse Jail Inmate

Monday, October 1, 2018

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy denied the warrant in the death of Ecorse jail inmate.

Press Release - October 1, 2018 - Charges Announced in Westland Jail Death

Monday, October 1, 2018

Westland Police Sergeant Ronald Buckley and Westland Paramedics Matt Dicosola and Leah Maynard have been charged in connection with the in-custody jail death of William Marshall in the Westland jail.

Press Release - October 2, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Longview and Dickerson Fatal Crash

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Antwaune Jauviele Daniels has been charged in connection with the fatal car crash that occurred at Dickerson and Longview Street in Detroit.

Press Release - October 1, 2018 - One Adult Male and Two Juvenile Males Charged in Chrysler Thefts

Monday, October 1, 2018

Cortez Peterson and two juveniles, ages 14 and 15, have been charged in connection with the theft of 2019 Chrysler vehicles from a lot on Kercheval in Detroit.

Press Release - September 27, 2018 - Warrant Denied Against Former Grosse Pointe Park Officer

Thursday, September 27, 2018

The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office denied the warrant because it is barred by the statute of limitations.

Press Release - September 25, 2018 - Prosecutor Kym Worthy's TED Talk to be Released September 26

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Prosecutor Worthy's TED Talk about the Detroit Sexual Assault Kit Task Force will be released September 26, 2018.

Press Release - September 25, 2018 - Comerica Park Food Handler Charged for Spitting on Pizza

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Jaylon Juwan Kerley has been charged in connection with spitting on pizza dough he was preparing while working at a concession stand in Comerica Park.

Press Release - September 24, 2018 Wayne Father and Step-Mother Charged in Infant Death

Monday, September 24, 2018

Matthew James Luke and Jamie Lynn Starr have been charged in the death of two-year-old Devin Bisesi, who was found dead in a Pack and Play in Wayne, MI.

Press Release - September 20, 2018 - Couple Charged in Carjacking of 88-Year-Old Livonia Woman

Thursday, September 20, 2018

Jason Harold Malinas and Jessica Marie St. Clair have been charged in connection with the carjacking of an 88-year-old woman in the parking lot of the Walmart on Plymouth Road in Livonia.

Press Release - September 19, 2018 - West Bloomfield Man Charged in Detroit Organized Retail Fraud

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Robert Jamal Yono has been charged in connection with an organized retail fraud scheme that occurred from June 2017 through November 2017.

News Updates - Week of September 9 - 15, 2018

Monday, September 17, 2018

Virgil Smith Post-Conviction Status Conference adjourned until October 4, 2018; Detroit Man Charged in Hit and Run Incident; Detroit Man Charged in Family Dollar Robbery; Mario Willis re-sentenced in arson that killed Detroit firefighter

Press Release - September 13, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Family Dollar Robbery

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Maurice Donquial Thompson-Moore has been charged in connection with the armed robbery of three women and the non-fatal shooting of a security guard at the Family Dollar Store on Schoolcraft Road in Detroit.

Press Release - September 11, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Hit and Run Incident

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Corie Williams has been charged in connection with the September 8, 2018 hit and run incident that occurred on Phillip Street in Detroit.

Weekly Updates - Week of September 2 - 8, 2018

Monday, September 10, 2018

Jonathan David Cole has been bound over in the fatal hit-and-run car crash that killed DPD Officer Fadi Shukur; Candice Diaz has been bound over for trial in the felony murder case involving her four-year-old daughter Gabrielle Barrett

Press Release - September 7, 2018 - Former Riverview Fire Officials Charged in Time Card Scheme

Friday, September 7, 2018

Former Riverview Fire Captain Donald Meyer and former Fire Lieutenant Scott Brighton have been charged with a time card fraud scheme that occurred over multiple years.

News Updates - Week of August 26 - September 1, 2018

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Two Charged in Fatal Shooting of DFD Firefighter; Macomb County Judge Catherine Steenland Charged with Two Misdemeanors; Two Detroit Men Charged in Fatal Shooting of Teen; Detroit Man Charged in Carjacking and Sexual Assault

Press Release - August 30, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Go-Kart Crash

Thursday, August 30, 2018

Ollante Arvell Young has been charged in connection with the fatal Go-Kart crash that killed his four-year-old daughter and injured his five-year-old daughter.

Press Release - August 30, 2018 - Two Detroit Men Charged in Fatal Shooting of Teen

Thursday, August 30, 2018

Jeremy Lamar Cooley and Deangelo Sanchez Alexander have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old Detroit teen, and the non-fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Detroit teen, while they were changing a flat tire on their vehicle.

Press Release - August 30, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Carjacking and Sexual Assault

Thursday, August 30, 2018

Tony David Kingsley has been charged in connection with the carjacking that occurred in Hamtramck and the sexual assault that occurred in Detroit.

Press Release - August 30, 2018 - Highland Park Man Charged in Theft from MSP

Thursday, August 30, 2018

Devin Javon Gates has been charged in connection with the theft from an MSP scout car near Mack Avenue and Riopelle Street in Detroit.

News Updates - Week of August 19 - 25, 2018

Monday, August 27, 2018

Two Men Charged in Huron Township Attempted Home Invasion and Assault; Inkster Man Charged in Jefferson Avenue Fatal Pedestrian Hit-and-Run; Gerald Day Sentenced to Minimum of 92 Years in Grosse Pointe Woods and Detroit Cases

Press Release - August 27, 2018 - Macomb County Judge Steenland Charged with Two Misdemeanors

Monday, August 27, 2018

Macomb County Judge Catherine Steenland has been charged with two misdemeanors in connection with a car collision that occurred in Roseville, MI.

Press Release - August 27, 2018 - Two Charged in Fatal Shooting of DFD Firefighter

Monday, August 27, 2018

Ardonez Larry Carter and Shomari Jahi Walker have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of off-duty Detroit firefighter Jack Wiley in his home.

Press Release - August 23, 2018 - Novi Man Charged in Asbury Park Incident

Thursday, August 23, 2018

Olajuwon Israel has been charged in connection with an incident during which he discharged a firearm at Detroit police officers while fleeing from a location on Asbury Park in Detroit.

Press Release-August 21, 2018-Two Men Charged in Huron Township Attempted Home Invasion & Assault

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

David Wade Janowski and Michael Stephen Levelle have been charged in connection with an attempted home invasion and assault at a home in the 23500 block of Manor in Huron Township.

Press Release - August 22, 2018 - Inkster Man Charged in Jefferson Avenue Fatal Hit-and-Run

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Brian Keith Garner, Jr. has been charged in connection with the fatal pedestrian hit-and-run that occurred on Jefferson Avenue near Griswold Street in downtown Detroit.

News Updates - Week of August 12 - 18, 2018

Monday, August 20, 2018

Man Charged in Non-Fatal Harper Woods Hit and Run; Detroit Mother Charged in Death of Three-Year-Old; Detroit Father Charged in Romulus I-94 Fatal Car Crash; Detroit Man Charged in Beating Death of Girlfriend; James Matthews Charged in 2000 Sex Assault

Press Release - August 18, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Homicide of Wayne County Sgt. Lee Smith

Saturday, August 18, 2018

Desmond Robinson has been charged in connection with the fatal hit-and-run car crash that killed Wayne County Sheriff Department Sergeant Lee Smith.

Press Release - August 16, 2018 - Father Charged in Non-Fatal Shooting of Two-Year-Old Son

Thursday, August 16, 2018

Johntauris Dupree Barber has been charged in connection with the non-fatal shooting that injured his two-year-old son in the family home on Laing Street in Detroit.

Updated Release - August 16, 2018 - Belleville Man Charged With Murder in DPD Officer's Hit-and-Run

Thursday, August 16, 2018

Charges for Jonathan David Cole have been amended to Murder - Second Degree, Reckless Driving Causing Death and Failure to Stop at at the Scene of an Accident When At Fault, Causing Death.

Press Release - August 15, 2018 - Prosecutor Worthy Dismisses Homicide Charges Against Aaron Salter

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Aaron Salter convictions and sentences for a 2003 homicide have been vacated and all charges have been dismissed.

News Updates - Week of August 5 - 11, 2018

Monday, August 13, 2018

Inkster Mom Leaves Toddler Unattended to Gamble at Motor City Casino; Belleville Man Charged in DPD Officer's Pedestrian Hit-and-Run; Otter Lake Woman Charged with Second Degree Murder in Lappin Street Fatal Car Crash

Press Release - August 15, 2018 - Ypsilanti Man Charged in Q-Line Incident

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Winston Lee Quiney has been charged in connection with breaking windows at two Q-Line Stations and Comerica Park on August 6, 2018.

Press Release - August 14, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Beating Death of Girlfriend

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Tykese Keaton-Baldwin has been charged in connection with the August 11, 2018 fatal beating of his girlfriend, Brittany Collett of Clearwater, FL.

Press Release - August 14, 2018 - James Matthews Charged in 2000 Sexual Assault & 2003 Homicide

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

James Matthews has been charged in connection with a sexual assault that occurred on Dolphin Street in Detroit in 2000. He is also charged in connection with with a homicide that occurred in 2003 on St. Mary's Street in Detroit.

Press Release - August 13, 2018 - Man Charged in Non-Fatal Harper Woods Hit and Run

Monday, August 13, 2018

Michael P. McNabney has been charged in connection with a non-fatal crash that seriously injured a 53-year-old man in Harper Woods, MI.

Press Release - August 13, 2018 - Detroit Mother Charged In Death of Three-Year-Old

Monday, August 13, 2018

Charlessia Pelt has been charged in connection with a fatal car crash that killed her three-year-old son.

Press Release - August 13, 2018 - Detroit Father Charged in Romulus I-94 Fatal Car Crash

Monday, August 13, 2018

Wilburt Dion Thomas has been charged in connection with the fatal car crash that killed his seven-year-old daughter on I-94 west of Inkster Road in Romulus, MI.

Press Release - August 6, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Assault of Reporters and Police Officer

Monday, August 6, 2018

Edmund Lionel Gilliam has been charged in connection with threatening two reporters and damaging their work vehicles, as well as assaulting a Detroit police officer.

Press Release - August 3, 2018 - Detroit Woman Charged in East Jefferson Avenue Fatal Car Crash

Friday, August 3, 2018

Lisa Haskins-Baggs has been charged in connection with the fatal car crash on East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit that killed a 77-year-old woman.

Press Release - August 8, 2018-Otter Lake Woman Charged with Second Degree Murder in Fatal Car Crash

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Alyssa Marie Verbeke has been charged in connection with the fatal car crash that occurred at Fairport Street and Lappin Street in Detroit.

Press Release - August 7, 2018 - Belleville Man Charged in DPD Officer's Pedestrian Hit-and-Run

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Jonathan David Cole has been charged in the hit-and-run that severely injured Detroit Police Officer Fadi Shukur.

Press Release- August 6, 2018 - Inkster Mom Leaves Toddler Unattended to Gamble at Motor City Casino

Monday, August 6, 2018

Talayia Lara Renee Wellams has been charged with leaving her three-year-old toddler son unattended, and without supervision, in the Motor City Casino parking garage, while she gambled.

News Updates - Week of July 29 - August 4, 2018

Monday, August 6, 2018

Detroit Gas Thieves Charged; Two Detroit Men Charged in Eastside Park Fatal Shooting; Detroit Man Charged in Assault of Reporters and Police Officer; Detroit Woman Charged in East Jefferson Avenue Fatal Car Crash

Updated Press Release - August 3, 2018 - Man Charged in Non-Fatal Shooting of Transgender Woman

Friday, August 3, 2018

Deonton A. Rogers has been charged in connection with the non-fatal shooting of a transgender woman at a gas station on West Seven Mile Road in Detroit.

Press Release - August 3, 2018 - Two Detroit Men Charged in Eastside Park Fatal Shooting

Friday, August 3, 2018

Terrell Demarco Reese and Terrell Kenneth Green have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting at Josefiak Playlot in Detroit.

Press Release - August 2, 2018 - Taylor Woman Charged in Detroit Car Collision

Thursday, August 2, 2018

Beyonca Lynn Mack has been charged in connection with the two vehicle collision at West Davison and Dexter Avenue that caused severe injury to a 43-year-old Detroit woman.

News Updates - Week of July 22 - 28, 2018

Monday, July 30, 2018

Gerald Day found guilty in 2017 Grosse Pointe Woods Home Invasion and Sexual Assault case; Darius Jackson sentenced in Detroit Opera House parking garage assault; Travun Baskerville found guilty in Human Trafficking and Chef Doug murder case.

Press Release - July 28, 2018 - Man Charged in Non-Fatal Shooting of Transgender Woman

Saturday, July 28, 2018

Deonton A. Rogers has been charged in connection with the non-fatal shooting of a transgender woman at a gas station on West Seven Mile Road in Detroit.

Press Release - July 24, 2018 - Businessman Charged with Assault & Battery in Spitting Incident

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Robert Stanzler has been charged in connection with a spitting incident at a security guard during a business event in Eastern Market.

Press Release - July 23, 2018 - Off Duty Detroit Officer Charged With Operating Under the Influence

Monday, July 23, 2018

Off duty Detroit police officer Samuel Anderson has been charged in connection with driving his personal vehicle and in possession of his department issued handgun while under the influence of alcohol.

News Updates - Week of July 15 - 21, 2018

Monday, July 23, 2018

Detroit Mother and Friend Charged in Infant's Drowning; Judge to decide Darius Jackson plea and sentencing on Monday, July 23, 2018; Businessman Charged with Assault and Battery in Eastern Market Spitting Incident

Press Release - July 20, 2018 - Wyandotte Man Charged in Organized Retail Crime Scheme

Friday, July 20, 2018

Anthony Paul Wojtala has been charged in connection with an organized retail fraud scheme involving the purchase of items stolen from Canton big box stores and sold through a Wyandotte pawn shop and the defendant's residence.

News Updates - Week of July 8 - 14, 2018

Monday, July 16, 2018

Canton Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash; Detroit Gas Thieves Charged; Charges Issue in Abuse Case of Three Patients at Livonia COPE Facility; Monroe Man Charged in Northville Township Non-fatal Stabbing

Press Release - July 18, 2018 - Detroit Mother and Friend Charged in Infant's Drowning

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Dasiah Jordan and Tonya Peterson have been charged in connection with the death of the 11-month-old daughter of Jordan. It is alleged that the infant fell through a hole in the floor and drowned in standing water and sewage in the basement.

Press Release - July 17, 2018 - Charges Issue in Abuse Case at Livonia COPE Facility

Friday, July 13, 2018

Nine defendants charged in abuse case of three patients at Community Outreach for Psychiatric Emergencies facility in Livonia, MI.

Press Release - July 12, 2018 - Detroit Gas Thieves Charged

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Damon Dartell Blocker and Reginald Hollien have been charged in connection with gasoline stolen from a Marathon gas station on West Seven Mile Road in Detroit.

Press Release - July 10, 2018 - Canton Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Tyler Joseph-David Robinson has been charged in the fatal car crash that occurred at Wayne Road and East Michigan Avenue in Wayne, MI.

Press Release - July 3, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

David Ponce has been charged in connection with the fatal car crash that occurred at Livernois and West Seven Mile Road in Detroit.

Monday, July 9, 2018

Mount Clemens Man Charged in Assault on DDOT Bus Driver; Plymouth Man Charged in Barbershop Shooting Case

Press Release - July 3, 2018 - Plymouth Man Charged in Barbershop Shooting Case

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Jamar Levon Woodmore has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Leon Webb at a barbershop located on West Seven Mile Road in Detroit.

Press Release - July 2, 2018 - Mount Clemens Man Charged in Assault on DDOT Bus Driver

Monday, July 2, 2018

Eric Dashawn Johnson has been charged in connection with an assault of a DDOT bus driver at Woodward Avenue and West Grand Boulevard.

News Updates - Week of June 24 - 30, 2018

Monday, July 2, 2018

Flat Rock Man Charged in Double Murder Case; Wayne County Sheriff Reserve Officer Charged in Fatal Car Crash; Detroit Man Charged in Home Invasion, Sexual Assault and Robbery

Press Release - June 29, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Home Invasion, Sexual Assault and Robbery

Friday, June 29, 2018

Christopher C. Hightower has been charged in the April 27, 2018 home invasion, sexual assault and robbery of a 56-year-old Detroit woman.

News Update - Week of June 17 - 23, 2018

Monday, June 25, 2018

Detroit Woman Charged in Fatal I-75 Crash; Mark Bessner Final Conference Rescheduled; Flat Rock Man Charged in Double Murder Case; Three Charged in Dearborn Carjacking and Armed Robbery

Press Release - June 26, 2018 - Wayne County Sheriff Reserve Officer Charged in Fatal Car Crash

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Michael L. Davis has been charged in the June 23, 2018 fatal car crash that killed motorcyclist Daniel Starks.

Press Release - June 26, 2018 - Flat Rock Man Charged in Double Murder Case

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Thomas Edward Lane, Jr., has been charged with the March 31, 2018 homicides of his sister and her husband on Chinook Court Drive in Flat Rock, MI.

Press Release - June 22, 2018 - Three Charged in Dearborn Carjacking and Armed Robbery

Friday, June 22, 2018

Kimani Lamarr Waiters, Donte Davis and Marquett Antoine Jones are all charged with the carjacking and armed robbery of a 32-year-old male victim in Dearborn, prior to Defendant Waiters gunfire exchange and car crash with Dearborn police officers.

Press Release - June 19, 2018 - Detroit Woman Charged in Fatal I-75 Crash

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Samiya Vana Speed has been charged in connection with the fatal highway crash that killed construction worker David Snell on I-75 near Warren Avenue in Detroit.

News Updates - Week of June 10 - 16, 2018

Monday, June 18, 2018

Two Charged in Human Trafficking and Prostitution of Ohio Woman; Rolaunda Paul was sentenced in the April 2018 assault of her two-year-old child; Allen Park Man Charged in Assault of Police Officer and Other Charges

Press Release - June 14, 2018 - Allen Park Man Charged in Assault of Police Officer & Other Charges

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Christopher Willoughby has been charged in connection with firing a handgun at a police officer and other charges in Sumpter Township.

Press Release - June 11, 2018 - Two Charged in Human Trafficking and Prostitution of Ohio Woman

Monday, June 11, 2018

Lorenzo Darrell Hatcher and Lamyia Ieshia-Pamela Sneed have been charged in the kidnapping, assaulting and human trafficking of a woman from Columbus, OH.

Monday, June 11, 2018

St. Clair Shores Man Charged in MGM Casino Case; Detroit Dad Faces New Charges in Infant's Homicide; New York Man Charged in Stoepel Street Car Crash; Clinton Township Man Charged with Disturbing the Peace

Press Release - June 8, 2018 - Clinton Township Man Charged with Disturbing the Peace

Friday, June 8, 2018

Denis Marku, of Clinton Township, has been charged in connection with an alleged threat to a Meijer Store in Northville.

Press Release - June 8, 2018 - New York Man Charged in Stoepel Street Car Crash

Friday, June 8, 2018

Ahmed Nagi has been charged in connection with a single motor vehicle accident that injured Nagi and three male passengers.

Press Release - June 6, 2018 - Detroit Dad Faces New Charges in Infant's Homicide

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Thomas Smith now faces new charges that include Felony Murder and Torture in the death of his two-year-old infant daughter.

News Updates - Week of May 27 - June 2, 2018

Monday, June 4, 2018

Ivory Traylor has been apprehended and remanded to jail for his next court appearance; Robert Bashara's Leave to Appeal has been denied by the Michigan Supreme Court; the preliminary exam for Timothy Leach and Frederick Person set for August 3, 2018.

Press Release - June 1, 2018 - Six Detroit Defendants Charged in Marijuana Bust

Friday, June 1, 2018

Six Detroiters have been charged after theMay 29, 2018 seizure of over 1,000 marijuana plants at a location on West Jefferson.

Press Release - June 1, 2018 - Detroit Woman Charged in Overdose Death of Her Grandson

Friday, June 1, 2018

Gail Townsend-Finley has been charged in the July 5, 2017 death of her eight-year-old grandson due to a fatal ingestion of Fentanyl.

Press Release - June 1, 2018 - St. Clair Shores Man Charged in MGM Casino Case

Friday, June 1, 2018

Daniel Scott Michalak has been charged in connection with the May 29, 2018 death of his girlfriend at the MGM Grand Casino Hotel.

Press Release - May 31, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Homicide of His Brother

Thursday, May 31, 2018

Ernest Anthony Milo has been charged in connection with the May 29, 2018 fatal shooting of his brother.

Press Release - May 31, 2018 - Taylor Couple Charged in Overdose Death of Their Great-Grandson

Thursday, May 31, 2018

Rebecca Ann May and Quentin Roosevelt May have been charged in connection with their 10-month-old great-grandson's death due to the fatal ingestion of drugs prescribed to them.

Press Release - May 31, 2018 - No Charges to Issue in Eastern Market Shooting

Thursday, May 31, 2018

Warrant denied in connection with the March 23, 2018 shooting that occurred at Eastern Market.

News Updates - Week of May 20 - 26, 2018

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Macomb Man Charged in Coney Island Non-Fatal Shooting; Detroit Man Sentenced for Assault and Armed Robbery of Transgender Woman; Detroit Five-Year-Old Did Not Ingest Cocaine; Former Detroit Police Commander and Police Officer Charged in Assault

Press Release - May 24, 2018 - Former Detroit Police Commander and Police Officer Charged in Assault

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Former DPD Commander Timothy Leach and DPD Officer Frederick Person have been charged in connection with the assault of a civilian in a restaurant during the 2018 St. Patrick's Day Parade festivities.

Press Release - May 22, 2018 - Macomb Man Charged in Coney Island Non-Fatal Shooting

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Engjull Thaqi has been charged in the non-fatal shooting of Eugene Lorenzo Lyons at a coney island restaurant on East McNichols in Detroit.

News Updates - Week of May 13 - 19, 2018

Monday, May 21, 2018

Dearborn Heights Man Charged in Fatal Gas Station Shooting; Dearborn Defendant Majed Wazni Charged in Seven More CSC Cases

Joint Press Release - Fair Michigan Justice Project and WCPO - May 22, 2018

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Detroit Man Sentenced to 32-52 Years in Prison for Assault and Armed Robbery of Transgender Woman

Press Release - May 17, 2018 - Dearborn Defendant Majed Wazni Charged in Seven More CSC Cases

Thursday, May 17, 2018

Majed (Mark) Wazni has been charged in seven more Criminal Sexual Conduct cases in connection with multiple incidents that occurred between May 2013 and February 2018.

Press Release - May 15, 2018 - Dearborn Heights Man Charged in Fatal Gas Station Shooting

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Rami Ali Jaber has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting that occurred at a Citgo gas station on West McNichols in Detroit.

Press Release - News Updates - Week of May 6 - 12, 2018

Monday, May 14, 2018

Pontiac Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash; Detroit Woman Charged in Alcohol Involved Fatal Car Crash; Detroit Father Charged in Toddler Son's Shooting

Press Release - May 8, 2018 - Detroit Woman Charged in Alcohol Involved Fatal Car Crash

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Taneka Monique Blanding has been charged in the alcohol related fatal car crash that killed two women at Greenfield and Puritan Streets in Detroit.

Press Release - May 10, 2018 - Detroit Father Charged in Toddler Son's Shooting

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Melvin Cooley Cline, III, has been charged in connection with the shooting of his three-year-old son.

Press Release - May 7, 2018 - Pontiac Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash

Monday, May 7, 2018

Jarod Najee Richardson has been charged in connection with the fatal car accident that killed a 34-year-old man and severely injured his passenger.

News Updates - Week of April 29 - May 5, 2018

Monday, May 7, 2018

Man Charged in I-75 Fatal Car Crash Killing Two Women; Detroit Man Charged in Paintball Case; Detroit Man Charged in Domestic Violence and Non-Fatal Shooting Incident; Former Wayne County Employee Charged in Embezzlement and Larceny Scheme

Press Release - May 3, 2018 - Former Wayne County Employee Charged in Embezzlement & Larceny Scheme

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Former Wayne County Department of Technology Telecommunications Manager Kurt Thomas Eschmann was charged in connection with ordering devices through the County's communications contract and keeping some devices and selling some devices on the internet.

Press Release - May 1, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Domestic Violence and Non-Fatal Shooting

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Theron Dewayne Rutledge has been charged in connection with the assault and non-fatal shooting of a female acquaintance.

Press Release - May 1, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Rasean Dannel Preston has been charged in connection with the fatal car crash at Greenfield Road and Joy Road in Detroit.

News Updates - Week of April 22 - 28, 2018

Monday, April 30, 2018

Off-Duty DPD Officer Charged in Greektown Assaults; Ecorse Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash Killing Eight-Year-Old Boy; Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Shooting Captured on Instagram; Detroit Man Charged in Paintball Case; Man Charged in I-75 Fatal Car Crash

News Updates - Week of April 15 - 21, 2018

Monday, April 23, 2018

River Rouge Man Charged Again With Impersonating a Police Officer; Wolverine Lake Village Councilman Charged in Wrong-Way Double Fatal Car Crash; 'I AM EVIDENCE' HBO Documentary Premiered April 15, 2018 at the DIA

Press Release - April 30, 2018 - Man Charged in I-75 Fatal Car Crash Killing Two Women

Monday, April 30, 2018

Douglas Muller has been charged in connection with the June 3, 2017 fatal car crash on southbound I-75.

Press Release - April 27, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Shooting Captured on Instagram

Friday, April 27, 2018

Dawone Cook has been charged in the fatal shooting of his friend that occurred while filming a live video on Instagram.

Press Release - April 27, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Paintball Case

Friday, April 27, 2018

Davon Richardo Williams has been charged with firing paintball gun shots in the direction of a Detroit Police Captain.

Press Release - April 25, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Fenkell Avenue Homicide

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Rasheed Joseph-Wallace Brown has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred outside a building on Fenkell Avenue in Detroit.

Ecorse Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash Killing Eight-Year-Old Boy

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Stephen Williams has been charged with the fatal hit-and-run that killed an eight-year-old boy on Fort Street near Miami Street in Detroit.

Press Release - April 23, 2018 - Off-Duty DPD Officer Charged in Greektown Assaults

Monday, April 23, 2018

Off-Duty Detroit police officer Willie Fortner charged in physical assaults at East Fort Street and Beaubien Street in Greektown.

April 23, 2018 - Two Defendants Charged in Southgate Organized Retail Fraud Scheme

Monday, April 23, 2018

Ali Hassan and Bilal Mohamad Taleb charged in scheme that involved merchandise stolen from big box stores in Metropolitan Detroit and sold in a pawn shop located in Southgate.

Press Release - April 20, 2018 - Two Defendants Charged in Organized Retail Fraud Scheme

Friday, April 20, 2018

Mounier Ahmed Hassan and Bilal Mohamad Taleb charged in scheme that involved merchandise stolen from big box stores in Metropolitan Detroit and sold through a pawn shop in Westland.

Press Release - April 20, 2018 - Three Defendant Charged in Organized Retail Fraud Scheme

Friday, April 20, 2018

Spencer Robert Szostak, Steven Todd Kilbourne-Bullion and Stephen Robert Dodge charged in fraud scheme involving stolen items from Canton big box stores sold to a Dearborn Heights pawn shop.

Press Release - April 18, 2018 - I AM EVIDENCE - HBO Documentary Premiered April 15, 2018 at the DIA

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

The HBO documentary tells the story of four survivors whose rape kits went untested for years.

Press Release - April 17, 2018 - Wolverine Lake Village Councilman Charged in Wrong-Way Double MVA

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Michael Gerard Stack has been charged in connection with the December 12, 2017 wrong-way double fatal car crash that occurred on northbound I-275 near Cherry Hill Road in Canton Township.

Press Release - April 17, 2018 - Joseph Gray Charged in October 2017 Highland Park Homicide Case

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Joseph Gray has been charged in connection with the October 31, 2017 homicide of Oliver Oldes in Highland Park. Gray has also recently been charged in connection with the December 17, 2015 homicide that occurred at Intervale Street and Meyers Road.

Press Release - April 16, 2018 - River Rouge Man Charged With Impersonating a Police Officer

Monday, April 16, 2018

Blake Purvis has been charged in a second case of Impersonating a Police Officer.

News Updates - Week of April 8 - 14, 2018

Monday, April 16, 2018

Detroit Man Charged in December 2015 Homicide; Detroit Man Charged in Shooting of Three-Year-Old; Detroit Police Officer Charged with Possession of Firearms While Under the Influence; Detroit Duo Charged in Crime Spree

Press Release - April 13, 2018 - Detroit Duo Charged in Crime Spree

Friday, April 13, 2018

Sammie Leland Harris and Leshawn Kyle Glover have been charged in connection with a series of carjackings and armed robberies in Detroit.

Press Release - April 11, 2018 - Officer Charged With Firearms Possession While Under the Influence

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Detroit Police Officer Jerold Blanding, on restricted duty and not allowed to carry a firearm, was present at an injury car accident, had three handguns in his possession and restricted and obstructed police as they attempted to help the accident victim.

Press Release - April 10, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Shooting of Three-Year-Old

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Exel Marzell Taylor has been charged in connection with the non-fatal shooting of a three-year-old girl at a gas station on Livernois in Detroit.

Press Release - April 9, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in December 2015 Homicide

Monday, April 9, 2018

Joseph Ivan Gray has been charged in connection with the December 17, 2015 homicide that occurred at Intervale Street and Meyers Road in Detroit.

News Updates - Week of April 1 - 7, 2018

Monday, April 9, 2018

Inkster Man Charged in Murder of Girlfriend; Detroit Man Charged in Theft of Detroit Transit Department Vehicle; River Rouge Man Charged With Impersonating a Police Officer; Detroit Man Charged in December 2015 Homicide

Press Release - April 6, 2018 - River Rouge Man Charged With Impersonating a Police Officer

Friday, April 6, 2018

Blake Pruvis of River Rouge charged in connection with a March 24, 2018 incident at the Lodge Freeway and I-94.

Press Release - April 5, 2018 - National Crime Victims Rights Week is Coming

Thursday, April 5, 2018

National Crime Victims Rights Week: April 8 - 14, 2018. 2018 Theme: Expand the Circle, Reach All Victims - please see attached release and event flyers.

Press Release - April 3, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Theft of Detroit Transit Department Vehicle

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Jerome Stephen Adams has been charged with assaulting a Transit Department officer and stealing a fully marked Detroit Transit Department vehicle before crashing it into a barricade.

Press Release - April 2, 2018 - Inkster Man Charged in Murder of Girlfriend

Monday, April 2, 2018

Jerome Jamal Duckwyler has been charged in the homicide of his girlfriend on Cherry Valley Drive in Inkster.

Press Release - March 30, 2018 - Mom Charged for Children Left Alone in Detroit Hotel Room

Friday, March 30, 2018

Detroit police discovered two children left alone in a hotel room during a shooting investigation. The mother, Michelle Penick, has been charged with leaving two children unsupervised.

News Updates - Week of March 25 - 31, 2018

Monday, April 2, 2018

Damond Ramone Reeves charged in non-fatal shooting of eight-year-old girl; Mom charged for children left alone in Detroit hotel room; Inkster man charted in murder of girlfriend

Press Release - March 28, 2018 - Dearborn Man Charged in Two Criminal Sexual Conduct Cases

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Majed (Mark) Mohamad Wazni has been charged in two separate incidents involving adult male victims.

Press Release - March 28, 2018 - Pros Worthy Dismisses Homicide Charges Against Richard Phillips

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

The First Degree Murder and Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Murder charges against Richard Phillips have been dismissed after his wrongful conviction and 45 year incarceration.

News Updates - Week of March 18 -24, 2016

Monday, March 26, 2018

Downriver Mother Charged After Infant Left Unattended in Vehicle

News Updates - Week of March 11 - 17, 2018

Monday, March 19, 2018

Inkster Mother Charged in Shooting of Her Son; Detroit Teen Charged as Co-Defendant in West Eight Mile Road Homicide; Detroit Man Charged with Careless Discharge of a Weapon; Downriver Mother Charged After Infant Left Unattended in Vehicle

Press Release - March 19, 2018 - Downriver Mother Charged After Infant Left Unattended in Vehicle

Monday, March 19, 2018

Jamie Lyn Stefanko has been charged with leaving her infant child unattended in her car in the Sam's Club parking lot on Northline Road in Southgate.

Press Release - March 16, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged with Careless Discharge of a Weapon

Friday, March 16, 2018

Michael Lewis Williams was charged in connection with a fatal shooting on Goodwin Street in Detroit.

Press Release - March 12, 2018 - Inkster Mother Charged in Shooting of Her Son

Monday, March 12, 2018

Eboni Schofield Charged in Connection with the Non-Fatal Shooting of Her Sixteen-Year-Old Son.

Press Release - March 12, 2018 - Detroit Teen Charges as Co-Defendant in W. Eight Mile Road Homicide

Monday, March 12, 2018

Deante Controll Taylor has been Charged as an Adult Co-Defendant in Connection with the Homicide of Xavier Dawn Pratcher of Southfield, MI.

News Updates - Week of March 4 - 10, 2018

Monday, March 12, 2018

Two Detroit Police Officers Charged with Willful Neglect of Duty; Earl Joeseph Larch, III Sentenced in Allen Park Carjacking; Detroit Teen Charged with School Threats; Canton Student Arraigned on Threats Charges

Press Release - March 8, 2018 - Detroit Teen Charged with School Threats

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Seventeen-year-old Randall Bowen, of Detroit, has been charged in connection with threats made to the Ben Carson High School in Detroit.

Canton and WCPO Joint Press Release - March 8, 2018 - Student Arraigned on Threats Charges

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Seventeen-year-old Brendan James Sibel was arraigned on Terrorism Threat and Bomb Threat charges at Canton and Salem High Schools in Canton, MI

Press Release - March 5, 2018 - Two Detroit Police Officers Charged with Willful Neglect of Duty

Monday, March 5, 2018

Detroit Police officers Stephen Heid and Ronald Cadez have been charged in connection with a motor vehicle accident that occurred on Maiden Street near Park Drive in Detroit.

News Updates - Week of February 25 - March 3, 2018

Monday, March 5, 2018

Mother Charged with Murder of Her Three-Year-Old Daughter; Detroit Man Charged in West Eight Mile Road Homicide; Detroit Man Charged in Detroit Opera House Parking Garage Assault; Two Detroit Police Officers Charged with Willful Neglect of Duty

Press Release - March 2, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Detroit Opera House Parking Garage Assault

Friday, March 2, 2018

Darius Deontae Jackson has been charged in the robbery and assault of a woman in the Detroit Opera House Parking Garage

Press Release - February 28, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in West Eight Mile Road Homicide

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Edjuan Darico-Donald Jackson has been charged in connection with the homicide of Xavier Dawn Prachter of Southfield, MI

February 28, 2017 - I AM EVIDENCE - Documentary Film Premieres on HBO on April 16, 2018

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

HBO Documentary film about four survivors whose rape kits went untested for years.

Press Release - February 26, 2018 - Mother Charged with Murder of Her Three-Year-Old Daughter

Monday, February 26, 2018

Cassandra Kay Michalski has been charged in connection with the November 10, 2017 death of her three-year-old daughter.

News Updates - Week of February 18 - 24, 2018

Monday, February 26, 2018

Detroit Woman Charged in Atkinson Street Shooting of Husband; Sandra Waller Sentenced in Burlington Coat Factory Shooting; Fifteen -Year-Old Juvenile Melvindale High School Student Charged

Press Release - February 22, 2018 - Fifteen-Year-Old Juvenile Melvindale High School Student Charged

Thursday, February 22, 2018

A fifteen-year-old juvenile respondent has been charged in connection with the February 19, 2018 incident at Melvindale High School.

Press Release - February 20, 2018 - Detroit Woman Charged in Atkinson Street Shooting of Husband

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Ashley K. Eyler has been charged in the non-fatal shooting of her husband, who was having a dispute with a neighbor.

News Updates - Week of February 11 - 17, 2018

Monday, February 19, 2018

Date Change for Marquis Cromer's Sentence Hearing; Detroit Dad Charged in Infant's Death; Three Detroiters Charged in Human Trafficking of a Minor

Press Release - February 15, 2018 - Three Detroiters Charged in Human Trafficking of a Minor

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Eric Brown, Brian Ash and Grace Nyirahabimana have been charged in connection with the human trafficking of a 14-year-old female victim from Detroit.

Press Release - February 15, 2018 - Detroit Dad Charged in Infant's Death

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Thomas Smith has been charged in connection with the death of his two-year-old infant daughter.

Press Release - February 6, 2018 - Statement of Prosecutor Worthy on the Passing of Judge Skutt

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Statement of Prosecutor Kym Worthy on the Passing of Judge Richard Skutt

News Updates - Week of February 4 - 10, 2018

Monday, February 12, 2018

Alabama Man Charged in Sexual Assaults of Detroit Family Members; Statement of Prosecutor Kym Worthy on the Passing of Judge Richard Skutt; Sterling Heights Man Charged in Taylor Homicide

Press Release - February 7, 2018 - Sterling Heights Man Charged in Taylor Homicide

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Vernest James Griffin has been charged in the fatal shooting that occurred at a trucking business in Taylor, MI.

Press Release - February 5, 2018 - Alabama Man Charged in Sexual Assaults of Detroit Family Members

Monday, February 5, 2018

Germain Moore is expected to be extradited from Alabama.

News Updates - Week of January 28 - February 3, 2018

Monday, February 5, 2018

Charges to be Amended at Probable Cause Conference in Fatal Shooting of Officer Doss; Sumpter Township Couple Referred for Competency Evaluations, Date Change for Marquis Cromer's Sentencing Hearing

Press Release - January 29, 2018 - Charges to be Amended in Fatal Shooting of DPD Officer Doss

Monday, January 29, 2018

Charges against Decharlos O. Brooks to be amended to include First Degree Murder at the Probable Cause Conference in connection with the fatal shooting of Detroit Police Officer Glenn Doss.

News Updates - Week of January 21 - 27, 2018

Monday, January 29, 2018

Charges Amended to include Felony Murder in Dominique Jones-Hardy case; Sumpter Township Couple Arraigned and Remanded to Jail; Mark Bessner Preliminary Examination rescheduled; Detroit Man Charged in Shooting of DPD Officer on McDougall Street

Press Release - January 22, 2018 - Sumpter Township Couple Arraigned and Remanded To Jail

Monday, January 22, 2018

Candice Renea Diaz and Brad Edward Fields were arraigned in 34th District Court on January 20, 2018 and remanded to jail. The Probable Cause Hearing is scheduled for January 31, 2018 and Preliminary Examinations is scheduled for February 7, 2018.

News Updates - Week of January 14 - 20, 2018

Monday, January 22, 2018

Rockwood Man Charged with Concealing the Death of an Individual; DPD Officer Lonnie Wade Bound Over in Eight Mile Road Meijer Store case; Sumpter Township Couple to be Arraigned on Saturday, January 20, 2018

News Updates - Week of January 7 - 13, 2018

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Stabbing of Mother and Non-Fatal Stabbing of Two Men; Former Detroit Police Officer Edward Hicks Charged in Assault of Deonta Stewart; Ypsilanti Father and Girlfriend Charged in Kidnapping of His Son

Press Release - January 18, 2018 - Sumpter Township Couple to be Arraigned on Saturday, January 20

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Candice Renea Diaz and Brad Edwards Fields, both of Sumpter Township, are expected to be arraigned on charges of Felony Murder, Second Degree Murder and other crimes in connection with the January 1, 2018 death of four-year-old Gabrielle Barrett.

Press Release - January 16, 2018 - Rockwood Man Charged with Concealing the Death of an Individual

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Jeffrey Michael Thomas has been charged with having the dead body of his girlfriend in his home and not reporting it to the authorities.

Press Release - January 13, 2018 - Ypsilanti Father and Girlfriend Charged in Kidnapping of His Son

Saturday, January 13, 2018

Steven Joseph Miracle and Joelle Ida Jones have been charged with the kidnapping of Miracle's infant son who was in the care and custody of a family member in River Rouge.

Press Release - January 11, 2018 - Former Detroit Police Officer Charged with Assault of Detroit Man

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Edward Hicks, a former Detroit Police Officer, has been charged in connection with the August 30, 2016 assault of Detroiter Deonta Stewart.

Press Release - January 10, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Stabbing of Mother and Two Men

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Aonrai Christopher Jerry has been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of his mother and the non-fatal stabbing of two men at a different location.

News Updates - Week of December 31, 2017 - January 6, 2018

Monday, January 8, 2018

Detroit man Charged in McKinney Street Double Homicide; Two Men Charged in Harper Woods Home Invasion and Dog Shooting; Sumpter Township Infant Fatality case currently under investigation.

Press Release - January 5, 2018 - Two Men Charged in Harper Woods Home Invasion and Dog Shooting

Friday, January 5, 2018

Michael Jason Gadie and Timothy Wade Horton have been charged in connection with the January 2, 2018 home invasion on Country Club Drive in Harper Woods.

Press Release - January 4, 2018 - Detroit Man Charged in McKinney Street Double Homicide

Thursday, January 4, 2018

Robert Bryant Watts has been charged in December 31, 2017 homicide of his wife and her friend on McKinney Street in Detroit.

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