Two Lansing men, 19-year-old Timothy Schmitke and 27-year-old Richard Edwards are facing felony charges after allegedly being caught by police as they were attempting to steal items from an auto salvage yard. Lansing District Judge Louise Alderson arraigned the two men on charges of larceny $1,000 or more but less…
Tonya D. Sieversten, a 36-year-old Orion Township resident, was arraigned on September 10th on two counts of home invasion. Oakland County Sheriff’s investigators believe she may be responsible for many other home invasions which haven taken place recently in Independence and Orion Townships, as well as Rochester Hills. Police claim…
According to Detroit police, an attempted robbery and a separate burglary ended in the death of 1 suspect and 3 other suspects suffering injuries. In the first incident, a man was leaving a northwest Detroit gas station when two men attempted to rob him. The 41-year-old intended victim struggled with…
Early on Wednesday August 29th, a Parts Plus Auto Store located at 3023 N. East Street was the scene of a burglary which took place around 3 a.m. According to Capt. Daryl Green of the Lansing Police Department, officers were dispatched after the alarm was activated at the store. When…
On July 8th of this year, state Representative Jimmy Womack was allegedly carjacked and robbed outside a Detroit convenience store. Rodsco Williamson, an 18-year-old Detroit man, was arraigned on August 15th on charges of armed robbery, carjacking and possessing felony firearms. Williamson was arrested by Detroit Police on Tuesday, August…
Last week, three beauty salons were robbed by what police believe to be the same two well-dressed men. In all, the robbers got away with about $1,800 belonging to clients who were patrons of the salons and stylists. One robbery took place on Tuesday in a Warren salon, one on…
John Villneff, a 62-year-old Vietnam Vet and twice recipient of the Purple Heart, was shot and killed recently during a robbery which turned deadly. Villneff was attempting to protect his granddaughter who lived next door to him on Rutland when he was shot in the back and heart. Villneff’s granddaughter…
A Lansing man was charged in June of this year with assault with intent to murder and first-degree home invasion. 34-year-old Jason Desjardins was accused of allegedly slashing the boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend, but according to court records Lansing District Judge Charles Filice has now dismissed the case. Michigan violent…
A recent 6th Circuit Court of Appeals case evaluated what an “acquittal” means for purposes of double jeopardy. Double jeopardy is the legal concept that means you can’t be tried twice on the same charges. This means a prosecutor is forbidden from being a second lawsuit against a defendant after…
According to Ann Arbor news two attempted Michigan home invasions occurred this past Tuesday morning, putting residents on alert for future incidents. Fortunately no one was injured. In one alleged attempt, a 21-year-old man was in is bedroom when another man tried to remove his window air conditioner. When confronted,…