On Friday January 17, 50-year-old Steven DeKane of Roseville allegedly aimed a .25-caliber handgun at paramedics who had arrived at his apartment to help him; DeKane was said to have been intoxicated, according to news reports at Mlive.com. Paramedics arrived at DeKane’s apartment, located in the 30000 block of Sandhurst…
On Thursday January 16, 41-year-old Jacob Morales Perez was found guilty of strangling Angela Vance, his live-in girlfriend, in August of 2012. Perez was convicted of second-degree murder for the strangulation death. According to news reports at Mlive.com, the two were fighting at their Flint home on Minnesota Avenue when…
43-year-old Ynes Danyelle Lee of Grand Rapids is charged with open murder in the killing of her husband, Bertram Nathaniel Lee, in August of last year. On Wednesday, Lee rejected an offer by prosecutors to plead guilty to manslaughter or second-degree murder, according to news reports at Mlive.com. If convicted,…
Last week, trial was scheduled to begin for 21-year-old James Paul Simpkins II of Detroit who is accused of killing his brother and two others. Simpkins allegedly killed the three victims at a Flint home in 2012 during a house party, according to news articles at Mlive.com. The party was…
On Sunday January 12, an incident that police are calling “road rage” led to the firing of a gun from a man riding a motorcycle into an SUV, according to news reports at Mlive.com. Now, 22-year-old Steven Lavigne is facing charges of attempted murder and more after the bullet nearly…
Recently, a shooting at a Midland apartment complex left one person injured and another dead. Police responded to a call on January 3 at the Joseph’s Run Apartments on Village Circle to find a 31-year-old woman dead; she had apparently been shot, according to news reports at Mlive.com. Officers also…
On Friday December 27, Stanley Harrison attended a probable cause hearing in which it was to be determined whether there was sufficient evidence to proceed to trial in the stabbing death of Harrison’s 23-year-old girlfriend, Shandar Turner. Judge Richard Conlin found there was sufficient evidence to proceed forward; Harrison is…
In September of this year, a 45-year-old Elberta woman and her 14-year-old autistic daughter were found unconscious in the family’s van in what authorities determined was an apparent murder-suicide attempt. Now, Kelli Stapleton is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly trying to kill her daughter and herself through carbon monoxide…
During the afternoon hours of Christmas Eve day, a 36-year-old Detroit man lost his life following a dispute over a dog, according to news reports at Mlive.com. James Buckman was shot twice in his left side, and was pronounced dead upon his arrival at a local hospital. Detroit Police Officer…
On December 12, 27-year-old Senaz Nezami died after suffering fatal injuries in a domestic violence assault inflicted by her husband, 34-year-old Nima Nassiri, according to news reports at Upper Michigan’s Source. Nezami was seriously injured in an incident on December 8 in which her husband allegedly assaulted her. Nassiri was…