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News Updates - Week Of June 12 - 18, 2016
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Warrant Denied in Fatal Crash of Teen Mini Bike Rider
On June 10, 2016 at approximately 9:10 p.m., officers with the Detroit Police Department, in separate cars, were on routine patrol when they observed a male teen on a red mini bike with another male teen on a black mini bike. The teen on the black mini bike did not have on a helmet and was travelling at speeds of 40 to 45 miles per hour in the area near Paul Street and Rosemont Street, a residential area that is designated a 25 mph zone. The officers turned on their emergency lights to pull over the driver of the black mini bike for speeding. The teen drove off at a high rate of speed attempting to evade the police cars, and ran through several stop signs. The officers turned off their emergency lights and discontinued their pursuit of the teen because he would not pull over and they were in a residential neighborhood near Rosemont and Drayton. The teen continued riding north on Rosemont and ran through a stop sign at Paul Street. He struck the back door of the driver's side of a white Pontiac as it was going through the intersection. The same police officers heard the collision and responded to the location.
Investigation by the police identified Cynthia Clark, 26 (DOB: 6/28/89), of Detroit, as the driver of the Pontiac. The teen on the black mini bike was identified as Trent Moses, 14, of Detroit. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead. The medical examiner determined that Mr. Moses died of blunt force trauma and that the manner of death was determined to be an accident.
The investigation in this case included interviews of witnesses, crash scene investigation and the police in-car video. There is no evidence that Ms. Clark was at fault. She was driving the speed limit and was not under the influence of alcohol or any other substance that would cause impairment. At the time of the fatal crash in this case, the conduct of Mr. Moses speeding, evading the police, and running multiple stop signs was grossly negligent. It has been determined that no charges will issue against Ms. Clark in connection with the death of Mr. Moses.
On June 10, 2016, Ms. Clark was driving with a suspended driver's license. On Friday, June 17, 2016 at 10:30 a.m., she will be charged and arraigned in 36th District Court on one count of Operating a Motor Vehicle with License Suspended, a one-year misdemeanor.
Friday, June 17, 2016
Detroit Man Charged in Amber Alert Case
Prosecutor Worthy has charged Michael Hunter, 21, (DOB: 9/4/94), of Detroit, in connection with a kidnapping that caused an Amber Alert. On June 14, 2016 at approximately 10:50 p.m., it is alleged that Hunter went to a home in the 19100 block of Hoover and kidnapped a six-month-old infant girl from her mother's arms and fled the location on foot. The mother and the defendant are acquainted; Hunter is not the father of the child. The mother immediately called 911. Detroit police officers responded to the scene and issued an Amber Alert. The defendant was arrested on June 15, 2016 at a location on 19500 block of Goulburn in Detroit.
Hunter has been charged with one count of Kidnapping - Child Enticement, a felony with penalty of life or any term of years in prison. He is expected to be arraigned today in 36th District Court. The defendant was arraigned on the warrant this morning before 36th District Court Magistrate Dawn White. The probable cause conference is scheduled for June 24, 2016 at 8:30 a.m.; the preliminary examination is scheduled for June 29, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. Both hearings are before Judge Shannon Holmes in 36th District Court. The defendant received a $1M bond.
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