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News Updates - Week Of December 27, 2015 - January 2, 2016
News Updates - Week Of December 27, 2015 - January 2, 2016
Monday, January 4, 2016
WCPO Has Not Received Warrant Request in Steel Street Fatal Shooting; Three Men Charged in Eastland Mall Shooting
News Updates - Week Of December 20 - 26, 2015
News Updates - Week Of December 20 - 26, 2015
Monday, December 28, 2015
Preliminary Examination for Defendant in Fatal Dog Mauling Case to Continue Tomorrow
News Updates - Week Of December 13 - 19, 2015
News Updates - Week Of December 13 - 19, 2015
Monday, December 21, 2015
Warrant Denied in Fatal Traffic Accident Involving St. Clair Shores Officer; Adult Designated Juvenile Convicted in Bench Trial in Robbery and Death of French Street Artist; Two Charged in Hoyt Street Fatal Arson; Assault Charges Against Two ...
No Charges In Church Of God Fatal Shooting By Pastor - Insufficient Evidence To Charge; The Pastor Acted In Lawful Self Defense
No Charges In Church Of God Fatal Shooting By Pastor - Insufficient Evidence To Charge; The Pastor Acted In Lawful Self Defense
Friday, December 18, 2015
No charges against Pastor Keon Allison in fatal shooting of Deante Smith at the City of God Church in Detroit
Two Charged In Hoyt Street Fatal Arson Case
Two Charged In Hoyt Street Fatal Arson Case
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Jebrie Cross and Mariah Thomas charged in connection with fatal arson after altercation with former boyfriend
Two EMS Workers Charged With Assault
Two EMS Workers Charged With Assault
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Detroit EMS Workers Bryon Beales and Brian Bachynski charged with the assault of a Detroit man while being transported to a local hospital for treatment
Warrant Denied In Fatal Traffic Accident Involving St. Clair Shores Officer
Warrant Denied In Fatal Traffic Accident Involving St. Clair Shores Officer
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office Has Denied the Warrant Based on Insufficient Evidence of Criminal Wrongdoing
News Updates - Week Of December 6 - 12, 2015
News Updates - Week Of December 6 - 12, 2015
Monday, December 14, 2015
Former Wayne County Airport Executive Charged in Retirement Fraud Case
Indictment Unsealed In The Assault And Robbery Of U.S. Federal District Court Judge Terrance Berg
Indictment Unsealed In The Assault And Robbery Of U.S. Federal District Court Judge Terrance Berg
Monday, December 14, 2015
Kevin Smith, of Detroit, Arraigned on Multiple Charges in the Assault and Robbery of U.S. Federal District Court Judge Terrance Berg
Former Wayne County Airport Executive Charged In Retirement Fraud Case
Former Wayne County Airport Executive Charged In Retirement Fraud Case
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Former Wayne County Airport Authority Chief Operating Officer, Daniel Ogden Kerber, Charged In Connection with Fraudulently Obtaining Funds from the Wayne County Retirement System
Detroit Man Charged In Fatal Dog Mauling Of Four-Year-Old Boy
Detroit Man Charged In Fatal Dog Mauling Of Four-Year-Old Boy
Monday, December 7, 2015
Geneke Antonio Lyons Charged with Second Degree Murder, Manslaughter and Possessing Dangerous Animals Causing Death in Connection with the Fatal Dog Mauling of Four-Year-Old Boy
News Updates - Week Of November 29 - December 5, 2015
News Updates - Week Of November 29 - December 5, 2015
Monday, December 7, 2015
Jury Convicted Former Inkster Officer Melendez of Misconduct in Office and Assault; Michael Montgomery Bound Over on a 2005 CSC Case and Violent Assault on Two EMS Workers; Jury Convicted Dionte Travis in Homicide of Bilal Berrini
Man Charged In Total Armored Car Case
Man Charged In Total Armored Car Case
Friday, December 4, 2015
Charles Samuel Smith Charged in Connection with the Theft of Money from a Total Armored Car Truck
Seventeen-Year-Old Detroiter Charged In Bentler Street Homicide
Seventeen-Year-Old Detroiter Charged In Bentler Street Homicide
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Seventeen-year-old George Robert Stewart, IV Charged in the Homicide of Paul Monchnik, 91, on Bentler Street in Detroit
News Updates - Week Of November 15 - 21, 2015
News Updates - Week Of November 15 - 21, 2015
Monday, November 23, 2015
Jacqueline Lewis Sentenced on Manslaughter, Assault with Intent to Do Great Bodily Harm and Felony Firearm Conviction; Former Inkster Police Officer William Melendez Convicted in Beating Case; Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Shooting of Nine-Yea ...
Former Inkster Officer Melendez Convicted In Beating Case
Former Inkster Officer Melendez Convicted In Beating Case
Thursday, November 19, 2015
After 12-day Trial, Jury Convicts Former Inkster Officer William Melendez of Misconduct in Office and Assault with Intent To Do Great Bodily Harm Less Than Murder
News Updates - Week Of November 8 - 14, 2015
News Updates - Week Of November 8 - 14, 2015
Monday, November 16, 2015
Inkster Woman Charged in Allen Park Double Fatal Car Crash; Detroit Man Charged in Hit and Run Fatal Car Crash; Detroit Man Charged in Fairlane Mall Shooting
Father Charged In Fatal Shooting Death Of Nine-Year-Old Detroit Boy
Father Charged In Fatal Shooting Death Of Nine-Year-Old Detroit Boy
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Christopher Duran Head charged in connection with the fatal shooting death of his son. It is alleged that the father possessed a loaded shotgun that was not secured and was accessible to the child.
News Updates - Week Of November 1 - 6, 2015
News Updates - Week Of November 1 - 6, 2015
Monday, November 9, 2015
Opening Arguments Tomorrow in Melendez Trial; Kimberly Garrett Sentenced for Second Degree Murder Conviction of Eight-Year-Old Boy; Three Charged in Non-Fatal Shooting of Detroit Police Officer
Wayne County Executive Identifies $1 Million To Support Crucial Phase Of Backlogged Rape Kits
Wayne County Executive Identifies $1 Million To Support Crucial Phase Of Backlogged Rape Kits
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans Has Identified Funding to Help Investigate Backlogged Rape Kits; Provides Office Space in Guardian Building for Sexual Assault Kit Task Force Agents' Investigative Work
Three Charged In Non-Fatal Shooting Of Detroit Police Officer
Three Charged In Non-Fatal Shooting Of Detroit Police Officer
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Deyshawn Hollis-James, Deonte Hollis and Christopher Carson Charged in Connection with the Non-Fatal Shooting of a Detroit Police Officer that Occurred on Orangelawn Street in Detroit
News Updates - Week Of October 25 - 31, 2015
News Updates - Week Of October 25 - 31, 2015
Monday, November 2, 2015
Kimberly Pappas Sentenced for the Second Degree Murder of her Newborn Son; Warrant Returned in Church of God Ministry Fatal Shooting Case; Warrant Returned in Romulus Townhouse Fire Case
Two Detroit Police Officers Arraigned Today
Two Detroit Police Officers Arraigned Today
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Chancellor Searcy and Charles Lynem Charged with Multiple Cases of Misconduct in Office and Other Offenses
News Updates - Week Of October 18 - 24, 2015
News Updates - Week Of October 18 - 24, 2015
Monday, October 26, 2015
Two Counts Dismissed Against Anthony Parlovecchio in Wayne County Jail Case; Michael Montgomery Charged in Two Separate CSC Cases; Michael Montgomery Charged in Violent Attack on Detroit Medics; Dearborn Man Charged in Attack on Juvenile ...
Henry Ford Volunteer Girls Basketball Coach Charged
Henry Ford Volunteer Girls Basketball Coach Charged
Friday, October 23, 2015
Kevin Orr-Mathews Charged with Having Inappropriate Sexual Contact with a Fifteen-Year-Old Female Student
Montgomery Charged In Violent Attack Of Detroit Medics
Montgomery Charged In Violent Attack Of Detroit Medics
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Michael Montgomery Charged in Violent Assault on Two Detroit Emergency Medical Technicians Who Were Attempting to Transport an Injured Female to the Hospital
Detroit Man Charged In Two Separate CSC Cases
Detroit Man Charged In Two Separate CSC Cases
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Michael Montgomery Charged in Two Separate Criminal Sexual Conduct Cold Cases from 2005 and 2006
News Updates - Week Of October 11 - 17, 2015
News Updates - Week Of October 11 - 17, 2015
Monday, October 19, 2015
The Preliminary Exam for Antoine Beck Adjourned to November 13, 2015; Mark Hontz Bound Over for Trial in the Murder of His 11-Week-Old Son; Jacqueline Lewis Sentencing Re-scheduled
Detroit Man Charged In Stout Street Homicide
Detroit Man Charged In Stout Street Homicide
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Robert Gardner Charged in Connection with the Fatal Shooting of Keon Rooks on Stout Street
Oak Park Man Arraigned In Back Page Homicide
Oak Park Man Arraigned In Back Page Homicide
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Jerome Moore Arraigned in Connection with the Homicide of Cynthia Worthy
News Updates - Week Of October 4 - 10, 2015
News Updates - Week Of October 4 - 10, 2015
Monday, October 12, 2015
Kimberly Pappas Pled Guilty to Second Degree Murder in the Death of Her Newborn; Detroit Man Charged in Steel Street Homicide Case; Drequone Rich Sentenced to Prison in Homicide of French Street Artist
Detroit Man Charged In Steel Street Homicide Case
Detroit Man Charged In Steel Street Homicide Case
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Devin Deveon Sims Charged with Felony Murder, Carjacking, Resisting and Obstructing a Police Officer and Felony Firearm in Connection with the Homicide of Mylin Toron Jenkins
News Updates - Week Of September 27 - October 3, 2015
News Updates - Week Of September 27 - October 3, 2015
Monday, October 5, 2015
Wayne Man Charged in Ax Murder; Michigan Court of Appeals Reversed Judge Dana Hathaway Order Granting Richard Wershe Resentencing; Dionte Travis Sentenced in Connection with the Homicide of French Street Artist
African American 490 Challenge - Broad Coalition Rallies Around Efforts To Fund Rape Kit Testing, Investigations
African American 490 Challenge - Broad Coalition Rallies Around Efforts To Fund Rape Kit Testing, Investigations
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
African American 490 Challenge for Enough SAID Seeks to Raise over $500,000
News Updates - Week Of September 20 - 26, 2015
News Updates - Week Of September 20 - 26, 2015
Monday, September 28, 2015
Redford Man Charged in Motor City Casino Carjacking Case; Erin Justice Sentenced for the Homicide of Alicia Marie Fox; Detroit Man Charged in Robbery and Carjacking of Pizza Delivery Man; Highland Park Man Charged in Bus Stop Murder
Highland Park Man Charged In Bus Stop Murder
Highland Park Man Charged In Bus Stop Murder
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Malcolm Bernard Benson Charged in Connection with the Homicide of a 59-Year-Old Man Waiting For a Bus on Woodward Avenue at Tennyson in Highland Park
Redford Man Charged In Homicide And Mutilation Of A Corpse
Redford Man Charged In Homicide And Mutilation Of A Corpse
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Dexter Lamar Williams Charged in the Homicide and Mutilation of the Corpse of Woman in a Redford Apartment
Detroit Man Charged In Robbery/Carjacking Of Pizza Delivery Man
Detroit Man Charged In Robbery/Carjacking Of Pizza Delivery Man
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Joshua Alphonso Dickey Arraigned on Carjacking, Armed Robbery, Unlawful Imprisonment and Other Charges
Redford Man Charged In Motor City Casino Carjacking Case
Redford Man Charged In Motor City Casino Carjacking Case
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Wayne Darrell Jones Charged in Carjacking Incident of Two Women at Motor City Casino
News Updates - Week Of September 13 - 19, 2015
News Updates - Week Of September 13 - 19, 2015
Monday, September 21, 2015
Melendez Trial Date Rescheduled; Robert Bashara Motion for a New Trial Scheduled; Mistrial Declared for One Defendant in French Street Artist Homicide; Tiffanie Monique Edwards Bound Over in DDOT Fatal Stabbing ...
News Updates - Week Of September 6 - 12, 2015
News Updates - Week Of September 6 - 12, 2015
Monday, September 14, 2015
Curry Bryson Bound Over on Weapons - Altering ID Marks Charge; Jimmie Lee Jackson, IV Bound Over in Greenview Street Fatal Car Crash; Trial Date for Juvenile Respondent Charged in Connection with Murder of French Street Artist Adjourned to De ...
United States Department Of Justice Announces Grants For The Eastern District Of Michigan To Address Backlog Of Untested Sexual Assault Kits
United States Department Of Justice Announces Grants For The Eastern District Of Michigan To Address Backlog Of Untested Sexual Assault Kits
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Michigan agencies will receive almost $5 million in federal grants to address the backlog of untested sexual assault kits and related issues.
News Updates - Week Of August 30 - September 5, 2015
News Updates - Week Of August 30 - September 5, 2015
Monday, September 7, 2015
Taylor Man Charged in Home Invasion and Sexual Assault; Richard Wershe Filed Motion for Re-sentencing; Deronque Rich Pled Guilty to Second Degree Murder in French Street Artist Homicide; Erin Justice Pled Guilty in Homicide of Alicia Marie F ...
No Charges In Justified Shooting By Trenton Officer
No Charges In Justified Shooting By Trenton Officer
Friday, September 4, 2015
No Charges in Justified Shooting by Trenton Police Officer
Gov. Snyder: Michigan State Police Completes Testing Of Shelved Sexual Assault Evidence Kits In Wayne Co.
Gov. Snyder: Michigan State Police Completes Testing Of Shelved Sexual Assault Evidence Kits In Wayne Co.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Project 8000 culminates five years of intense efforts from MSP, AG, Prosecutor Worthy and many others to obtain justice for survivors
News Updates - August 23 - 29, 2015
News Updates - August 23 - 29, 2015
Monday, August 31, 2015
No Charges to Issue in Death of Wayne County Jail Inmate; Detroit Man Charged in Greenview Street Fatal Car Crash; Elijah Lately Bond Reduced; Clifford Thomas and Jasmine Gordon Sentenced in Fatal Beating of Gordon's Three-Year-Old Daughter ...
Taylor Man Charged In Home Invasion And Sexual Assault
Taylor Man Charged In Home Invasion And Sexual Assault
Monday, August 31, 2015
Jeremy Joshua Rozycki Charged with Home Invasion, Criminal Sexual Conduct, Child Abuse and Aggravated Stalking at Ex-Girlfriend's Home on Pine Street in Taylor
Redford Man Charged In Breaking And Entering Spree
Redford Man Charged In Breaking And Entering Spree
Friday, August 28, 2015
Rodney Vasean Thomas Charged in Connection with Four Breaking and Entering Cases that Occurred in June, July and August 2015
Two Men Charged In Harper Woods Armed Robbery And Sexual Assault
Two Men Charged In Harper Woods Armed Robbery And Sexual Assault
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Dezmon McMiller and Travis Phinisee Charged in Connection with Sexual Assault at the Parkcrest Inn Motel in Harper Woods
Detroit Woman Charged In Fatal Stabbing On Bus
Detroit Woman Charged In Fatal Stabbing On Bus
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Tiffanie Monique Edwards Charged in Connection with the Fatal Stabbing of a 50-Year-Old Detroit Woman on DDOT Bus
Detroit Man Charged In Greenview Street Car Crash
Detroit Man Charged In Greenview Street Car Crash
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Jimmie Lee Jackson, IV Charged with Reckless Driving Causing Death After Striking Woman Standing Near Car
No Charges To Issue In Death Of Wayne County Jail Inmate
No Charges To Issue In Death Of Wayne County Jail Inmate
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
No Charges To Issue In Death Of Wayne County Jail Inmate
News Updates - Week Of August 16 - 22, 2015
News Updates - Week Of August 16 - 22, 2015
Monday, August 24, 2015
Erin Justice Trial Scheduled for September 9, 2015; Father to be Arraigned on Charges in Connection with Fatal Shooting of Three-Year-Old Boy; DPD Officer Indicted by One Man Grand Jury for Lying During Homicide Investigation
Worthy Announces No Charges To Issue In Kellom Case
Worthy Announces No Charges To Issue In Kellom Case
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
ICE Agent Acted in Lawful Self-Defense
Father To Be Arraigned On Charges In Connection With The Shooting Death Of Three-Year-Old Boy
Father To Be Arraigned On Charges In Connection With The Shooting Death Of Three-Year-Old Boy
Monday, August 17, 2015
Curry Bryson Charged with Manslaughter, Child Abuse and other charges
DPD Officer Indicted By One Man Grand Jury For Lying During Homicide Investigation
DPD Officer Indicted By One Man Grand Jury For Lying During Homicide Investigation
Monday, August 17, 2015
Detroit Police Officer Elijah Lately Indicted for Lying During the Brandon Rice Homicide Investigation
News Updates - Week Of August 9 - 15, 2015
News Updates - Week Of August 9 - 15, 2015
Monday, August 17, 2015
Eleven-year-old Juvenile Respondent Referred for Evaluations in Connection with Fatal Shooting of Three-Year-Old Boy; Redford Man Charged in Escape Attempt; William Melendez Trial Scheduled for October 5, 2015; Onika Fields Charged in Fatal C ...
Highland Park Man Charged In Police Stand Off
Highland Park Man Charged In Police Stand Off
Thursday, August 13, 2015
James Gist Charged with Kidnapping, Unlawful Imprisonment and Other Charges Stemming From Police Stand Off Situation on Grove Street in Highland Park
Redford Man Charged In Escape Attempt
Redford Man Charged In Escape Attempt
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Juston Lakeef Baldwin Charged in Connection with Escaping Redford Court Officers After Being Bound Over for Trial
Gibraltar Police Officers Will Not Be Charged In Taser Death
Gibraltar Police Officers Will Not Be Charged In Taser Death
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Gibraltar Police Officers Will Not Be Charged In Taser Death
News Updates - Week Of August 2 - 8, 2015
News Updates - Week Of August 2 - 8, 2015
Monday, August 10, 2015
Detroit Juvenile Charged in Fatal Shooting that Occurred on Eastwood Street
Detroit Juvenile Charged In Shooting Death Of Three-Year-Old Boy
Detroit Juvenile Charged In Shooting Death Of Three-Year-Old Boy
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Detroit Juvenile Charged in Fatal Shooting that Occurred on Eastwood Street
News Updates - Week Of July 19 - 25, 2015
News Updates - Week Of July 19 - 25, 2015
Monday, July 27, 2015
Lincoln Park Man Charged with Assault with Intent to Murder
Lincoln Park Man Charged With Assault With Intent To Murder
Lincoln Park Man Charged With Assault With Intent To Murder
Friday, July 24, 2015
Nineteen-Year-Old Tobias James Catron charged in the non-fatal shooting of a 44-year-old man on Mayflower Street in Lincoln Park
News Updates - Week Of July 12 - 18, 2015
News Updates - Week Of July 12 - 18, 2015
Monday, July 20, 2015
Detroit Man Charged in Eastside Detroit Fatal Crash Bound Over for Trial; Angel Birch Found Competent to Stand Trial; Evan Reed Pled No Contest - Sentencing Date Scheduled; Mitchelle Blair Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole
Why Haven't 70,000 Rape Kits Been Tested For DNA?
Why Haven't 70,000 Rape Kits Been Tested For DNA?
Monday, July 20, 2015
Two Detroit Teens Charged In Heyden Street Homicide
Two Detroit Teens Charged In Heyden Street Homicide
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Cody Clark and Arkeene Broaden Charged with the Homicide of Martez Johnson on Heyden Street
2015 June - Wayne County Sexual Assault Kit Task Force FAQs
2015 June - Wayne County Sexual Assault Kit Task Force FAQs
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
2015 June - Wayne County Sexual Assault Kit Task Force FAQs
News Updates - July 5 - 11, 2015
News Updates - July 5 - 11, 2015
Monday, July 13, 2015
Detroit Man Charged in Greektown Fatal Shooting; State Senator Virgil Smith Jury Trial Scheduled; Detroit Man Charged in Non-Fatal Shootings on Cruse Street
Two Detroit Men Charged In Beating Death Of Woman
Two Detroit Men Charged In Beating Death Of Woman
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Chiram M. Armstead and Kyle A. Kelly Charged with the Beating Death of a Woman
Detroit Man Charged In Non-Fatal Shooting
Detroit Man Charged In Non-Fatal Shooting
Friday, July 10, 2015
Michael Joseph Brown Charged in Connection with a Non-Fatal Shooting Incident on Cruse Street
News Updates - Week Of June 28 - July 4, 2015
News Updates - Week Of June 28 - July 4, 2015
Monday, July 6, 2015
Western International High School Principal and Esperanza Detroit Non-Profit Chief Operating Officer Arraigned in Embezzlement Scheme
Detroit Man Charged In Greektown Fatal Shooting
Detroit Man Charged In Greektown Fatal Shooting
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Denzel Lee Talbert Charged in Connection with a Fatal Shooting Incident that Occurred on Monroe Street in Greektown on June 21, 2015
Detroit Man Charged In Fatal Stabbing On Artesian
Detroit Man Charged In Fatal Stabbing On Artesian
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Defendant Aaron R. Fluker Charged in Connection with the Homicide of Samuel Edward King After A Verbal Argument Outside the Defendant's House on Artesian Street in Detroit
Western International High School Principal And Esperanza Detroit Non-Profit Chief Operating Officer Arraigned In Embezzlement Scheme
Western International High School Principal And Esperanza Detroit Non-Profit Chief Operating Officer Arraigned In Embezzlement Scheme
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Cecelia Zavala and Rodolfo Benavides-Diaz Charged with Embezzling Non-Profit Funds Intended for Students at Western International High School and Other Detroit Public Schools
News Updates - June 21 - 27, 2015
News Updates - June 21 - 27, 2015
Monday, June 29, 2015
Mitchelle Blair Bound Over in Freezer Deaths; Ali Ariashi Bound Over in Southwest Detroit CSC Case; Bothuells Bound Over on Child Abuse - Second Degree Charge; Senator Virgil Smith Bound Over As Charged; Man Charged in Eastside Fatal Crash ...
Detroit Man Charged In Eastside Detroit Fatal Crash
Detroit Man Charged In Eastside Detroit Fatal Crash
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Lorenzo Harris Charged with Second Degree Murder in Connection with Fleeing the Police Resulting in the Fatal Car Crash that Killed Two Children
Romulus Woman Charged In Death Of Eight-Year-Old Boy
Romulus Woman Charged In Death Of Eight-Year-Old Boy
Friday, June 26, 2015
Kimberly Jean Garrett Charged with Second Degree Murder and Operating While Intoxicated Resulting in Death in the Fatal Hit-And-Run of an Eight-Year-Old Westland Boy
News Updates - June 14 - 20, 2015
News Updates - June 14 - 20, 2015
Monday, June 22, 2015
Preliminary Exam Scheduled ifor Defendant in Sexual Assault of Henry Ford High School Student; Bothuell Preliminary Exam Continues; Jury Trial Scheduled for Erin Justice; Mitchell Blair Found Competent to Stand Trial; William Melendez AOI Hel ...
Detroit Teen Charged In Non-Fatal Shooting Of Mother
Detroit Teen Charged In Non-Fatal Shooting Of Mother
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Tommie Lee Grady will be an Adult Designated Juvenile and Tried in the Juvenile Court System
Westland Man Arraigned In Fatal Shooting At Grand River Wendy's
Westland Man Arraigned In Fatal Shooting At Grand River Wendy's
Monday, June 15, 2015
Dezmen Faqua Arraigned in the Homicide of Christopher Reed
News Updates - Week Of June 7 - 13, 2015
News Updates - Week Of June 7 - 13, 2015
Monday, June 15, 2015
Charles Miller Sentenced to 20-30 Years in Prison; Senator Virgil Smith Preliminary Examination Adjourned Until June 25, 2015; Defendant in French Street Artist Homicide Sentenced to 25-40 Years in Prison
Dearborn Man Charged In Two Detroit Sexual Assault Cases
Dearborn Man Charged In Two Detroit Sexual Assault Cases
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Defendant Charged with First Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct in Two Separate Cases that Occurred in Southwest Detroit
News Updates - Week Of May 31 - June 6, 2015
News Updates - Week Of May 31 - June 6, 2015
Monday, June 8, 2015
Former Detroit Tiger Evan Reed Trial Scheduled for August 18, 2015
Man Arraigned In Southgate Double Homicide
Man Arraigned In Southgate Double Homicide
Monday, June 8, 2015
Defendant Charged with Two Counts of First Degree Murder, Larceny in a Building and Unlawful Driving Away of an Automobile
Dearborn Heights Man Charged With Killing Neighbor
Dearborn Heights Man Charged With Killing Neighbor
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Defendant Charged with First Degree Murder and Felony Firearm
Detroit Man Charged In Sexual Assault Of Henry Ford High School Student
Detroit Man Charged In Sexual Assault Of Henry Ford High School Student
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Defendant Charged with Two Counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct and Other Charges
News Updates - May 24 - 30, 2015
News Updates - May 24 - 30, 2015
Monday, June 1, 2015
Former Detroit Tiger Evan Reed Final Conference Adjourned Until June 4, 2015; Tewana Sullivan Pled Guilty But Mentally Ill in Crockpot Killing; Former Inkster Police Officer William Melendez Bound Over in Connection with Physical Assault of ...
State Of Michigan Attorney General Schutte, Worthy, Etue, Craig Announce New Resources For Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Cases
State Of Michigan Attorney General Schutte, Worthy, Etue, Craig Announce New Resources For Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Cases
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Schuette, Worthy, Etue, Craig Announce New Resources for Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Cases
Detroit Man Charged in Car Crash with Two Police Cars
Detroit Man Charged in Car Crash with Two Police Cars
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Detroit Man Charged in Car Crash with Two Police Cars
News Updates - May 10 - 16, 2015
News Updates - May 10 - 16, 2015
Monday, May 18, 2015
State Senator Virgil Smith Arraigned; Michael Sykes Bound Over on Criminal Sexual Assault Case
Illinois Man Charged in Romulus Amber Alert Case
Illinois Man Charged in Romulus Amber Alert Case
Monday, May 18, 2015
Illinois Man Charged in Romulus Amber Alert Case
State Senator Virgil Smith Charged in Shooting Incident
State Senator Virgil Smith Charged in Shooting Incident
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
State Senator Virgil Smith Charged in Shooting Incident
News Updates - May 3 - 9, 2015
News Updates - May 3 - 9, 2015
Monday, May 11, 2015
Erin Justice Found Competent To Stand Trial and was Bound Over As Charged On First Degree Murder; William Melendez Probable Cause Conference and Preliminary Exam Scheduled; Michael Sykes Bound Over on CSC Case; Cordell Jones Sentenced for Mur ...
News Updates - April 26 - May 2, 2015
News Updates - April 26 - May 2, 2015
Monday, May 4, 2015
Frederick Walker Arraigned on Charges of Distributing an Image of Unclothed Person; Preliminary Exam to Continue in Charlie Bothuell Case; Timothy Jones Pled Guilty to Accessory After the Fact in Alicia Fox Homicide; WCPO APA Teana Walsh Resi ...
News Updates - April 19 - 25, 2015
News Updates - April 19 - 25, 2015
Monday, April 27, 2015
Prosecutor Worthy's Statement on Melendez Case Video; Man Charged with Multiple Rape Cases in Detroit; ALCO Transportation Truck Driver Charged with Manslaughter; Wyandotte Woman Charged in Newborn Infant's Death
News Updates - March 22 - 28, 2015
News Updates - March 22 - 28, 2015
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Warrant Review Underway Regarding Children Found Dead in Freezer; Zachary Taylor 's Next Court Date On Friday
No Charges to Issue in Dispute at Dearborn Kroger Store
No Charges to Issue in Dispute at Dearborn Kroger Store
Friday, April 24, 2015
No Charges to Issue in Dispute at Dearborn Kroger Store
Man Charged with Multiple Rape Cases in Detroit
Man Charged with Multiple Rape Cases in Detroit
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Man Charged with Multiple Rape Cases in Detroit
News Updates - April 12 - 18, 2015
News Updates - April 12 - 18, 2015
Monday, April 20, 2015
Wayne County Prosecutor's Office Honors Crimes Victims; Charlie Bothuell and Monique Dillard Bothuell Preliminary Examination to Continue Over Several Dates; Docket Conference Scheduled in Floyd Dent Case
Former Inkster Officer Melendez Charged in Beating Case
Former Inkster Officer Melendez Charged in Beating Case
Monday, April 20, 2015
Possession of Cocaine Case to be Dismissed Against Floyd Dent
Officers Will Not Be Charged in Andrew Jackson Case - The Criminal Case Against Jackson Will Proceed
Officers Will Not Be Charged in Andrew Jackson Case - The Criminal Case Against Jackson Will Proceed
Monday, April 20, 2015
Officers Will Not Be Charged in Andrew Jackson Case - The Criminal Case Against Jackson Will Proceed
U. S. Congress Press Release
U. S. Congress Press Release
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Members of Michigan Delegation Meet with Advocates to Address Issue of Untested Rape Kits
News Updates - April 5 - 11, 2015
News Updates - April 5 - 11, 2015
Monday, April 13, 2015
Competency Hearing Adjourned in Erin Justice Case; Tyrone Pugh Charged with Three Counts of Sex with an Uninformed Partner While Alleged to Have Been Infected with AIDS; Derrick Felton Waived Preliminary Examination in Harboring a Dangerous A ...
WCPO Chief of Appeals Timothy Baughman Retires
WCPO Chief of Appeals Timothy Baughman Retires
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
WCPO Chief of Appeals Timothy Baughman Retires
Effort over untested Detroit rape kits sparks changes
Effort over untested Detroit rape kits sparks changes
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Prosecutor Kym Worthy said testing had identified 127 serial assaults. About 59 percent yielded matches in a federal DNA databank, with at least 87 serial rapists identified and 10 convictions.
News Updates - March 29 - April 4, 2015
News Updates - March 29 - April 4, 2015
Monday, April 6, 2015
Resisting and Obstructing Charges Dismissed in the Floyd Dent Case; Mitchelle Blair Referred for Competency and Criminal Responsibility Evaluations
Mother of Children Found in the Freezer Has Charges Amended to Murder
Mother of Children Found in the Freezer Has Charges Amended to Murder
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Mother of Children Found in the Freezer Has Charges Amended to Murder
Mother of Children Found in the Freezer Charged
Mother of Children Found in the Freezer Charged
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Investigation Continues as Prosecutors Wait for Medical Examiner's Report
Wayne County Prosecutor's Office Denies Warrant for Wayne Teacher
Wayne County Prosecutor's Office Denies Warrant for Wayne Teacher
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Wayne County Prosecutor's Office Denies Warrant for Wayne Teacher
News Updates - March 15 - 21, 2015
News Updates - March 15 - 21, 2015
Monday, March 23, 2015
Detroit Man Charged in Courville Street Homicide; Detroit Man Arraigned on Charges of Harboring a Dangerous Animal Causing Serious Injury; Man and Woman Charged with Malicious Destruction of Property
News Updates - March 8 - 14, 2015
News Updates - March 8 - 14, 2015
Monday, March 16, 2015
Detroit Man Charged in Monica Street Stabbings; Andrew Jackson Trial Date Set; Evan Reed Arraigned on the Information in Sexual Assault Case; Mariah Pisarski Sentenced to Prison for Accessory After the Fact in Plymouth Township Homicide ...
News Updates - March 1 - 7, 2015
News Updates - March 1 - 7, 2015
Monday, March 9, 2015
Defendant Walter Treon Jennings Bound Over on First Degree Murder Charges; New Date for Competency Hearing for Erin Justice; Andrew Jackson Bound Over for Trial; Two Men Charged in Multiple Non-Fatal Shootings on Chalmers
News Updates - February 22 - 28, 2015
News Updates - February 22 - 28, 2015
Monday, March 2, 2015
Detroit Officer Charged with Possession of a Firearm While Intoxicated; Preliminary Examination Set for Bothuell Torture and Child Abuse Case
News Updates - February 15 - 21, 2015
News Updates - February 15 - 21, 2015
Monday, February 23, 2015
Detroit Mother Referred for Competency Evaluation in Death of Infant Son; Hung Jury in Police Sergeant's Felony Case
Bothuell Parents Charged with Torture and Child Abuse
Bothuell Parents Charged with Torture and Child Abuse
Friday, February 20, 2015
Bothuell Parents Charged with Torture and Child Abuse
News Updates - February 8 - 14, 2015
News Updates - February 8 - 14, 2015
Monday, February 16, 2015
Lansing Woman Charged in Carjacking of Senior Woman in Detroit; Detroit Man Charged in Murder of Highland Park Officer Roderick Jones; Detroit Mother Charged in Death of Infant Son
News Updates - February 1 - 7, 2015
News Updates - February 1 - 7, 2015
Monday, February 9, 2015
Highland Park Man to be Arraigned in Rape of 11-Year-Old Girl; Juvenile Held in Fatal Stabbing of 18-Year-Old; Detroit Man Charged in Homicide of Elderly Man on Mansfield Street
News Updates - January 25 - 31, 2015
News Updates - January 25 - 31, 2015
Monday, February 2, 2015
Evan Reed Case Remanded to 36th District Court for Bind Over; Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Shooting of 13-Year-Old Girl; Detroit Man Charged in Carjacking of Grandmother and Children; Prosecutor Worthy's Statement on Joseph Weekley Trial ...
News Updates - January 18 - 24, 2015
News Updates - January 18 - 24, 2015
Monday, January 26, 2015
Fredrick Young and Felando Hunter Sentenced in Murders of Two Westland Teens; Taylor Man Charged with Stealing Police Car to Flee Multiple Crashes; Four Men Charged in Westland Homicide of 46-Year-Old Woman
News Updates - January 11 - 17, 2015
News Updates - January 11 - 17, 2015
Monday, January 19, 2015
Erin Justice Competency Hearing to be Rescheduled; Convicted Firefighter Sentenced; Robert Bashara to be Sentenced January 15, 2015; Alonzo Long, Jr. Arraigned on the Information in Fatal Shootings on Piedmont Street
Bashara Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole
Bashara Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Bashara Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole
News Updates - January 4 - 10, 2015
News Updates - January 4 - 10, 2015
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Darnell Cheatham Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole; Alonzo Long Bound Over in Piedmont Street Double Homicide; 24-Year-Old Man Charged in Sexual Assault of Highland Park Girl; Detroit Man Charged in Homicide of 15-Year-Old Near Dolla ...
Enough Said Collaboration To Secure Justice For Victims Represented In Untested Rape Kits
Enough Said Collaboration To Secure Justice For Victims Represented In Untested Rape Kits
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Unique Public Private Partnership and Special Fundraising Campaign Announced at January 6, 2015 Press Event
Enough Said Fact Sheet
Enough Said Fact Sheet
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Enough SAID Sexual Assault Fact Sheet
News Updates - January 1 - 3, 2015
News Updates - January 1 - 3, 2015
Monday, January 5, 2015
Ferndale Man Charged in Bus Shelter Crash; Westland Man Charged with Resisting and Obstructing FMHJ Sheriff's Deputy; Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Shooting During Dice Game
Kym L. Worthy
Kym L. Worthy
Wayne County Prosecutor
(313) 224-5777
Prosecutor
Wayne County Prosecutor's Office CJC Information
WCPO is moving to the CJC at 5301 Russell Street, Suite 200, Detroit 48211. If you need to reach us prior to September 3rd, call (313) 224-5777. On that date you will be able to come to our new location!
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