A former Michigan and Florida police officer was caught up last month in a Michigan sting operation targeting human trafficking. The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office said that Jeffrey David Morningstar, 60, has been arraigned on charges of child sexually abusive activity, using a computer to commit a crime, and accosting a child for immoral purposes, …
A 32-year New York sheriff’s deputy died early Sunday morning after he was involved in a brawl at a Genesee County casino. Police said Sgt. Thomas A. Sanfratello, who was on assignment at the casino, and casino security were escorting two patrons from the bar area following an altercation, the Democrat and Chronicle reported. One …
A man reported missing on Sunday in Michigan shot himself to death in front of police, but the woman he was believed to be with has not been found. The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office characterized Steven Higgins, 57, and Kelly McWhirter, 60, as missing and endangered before locating Higgins in the Flushing area, WJRT reported. …
Authorities in Michigan have arrested a 36-year-old man on multiple counts involving the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 22-year-old pregnant woman who was allegedly held captive for three weeks. Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson announced the arrest of Michael Barajas in a video posted to the sheriff’s office Facebook page, showing photos of Barajas’s …
“The only people who knew that there was a threat and an access to a gun did not work at that school,” Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald said.
A Michigan man is dead and three of his friends are in jail after they broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home early Sunday morning and attacked her and her boyfriend, WNEM reports. Burton police said Johnathan Skaggs, 25, was pronounced dead at the scene. The two victims were treated for non-life-threatening injuries at Hurley Medical Center …
A special task force of a Michigan sheriff’s office located seven missing kids Friday night, including a 16-year-old girl they found locked in a barn. Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson said the team — known as GHOST, the Genesee Human Oppression Strike Team — swept over the county looking for children reported by other agencies …
An 18-year-old Michigan man has been charged with assaulting a Macy’s store manager in an attack filmed by the man’s brother and widely shared across social media. Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton announced Friday that he’d charged Damire Canell Palmer with assault with intent to do great bodily harm for the June 15 incident at …
Authorities in Michigan say an 18-year-old woman is blaming her father’s bullying for motivating her to kill him earlier this month. According to Fox News, Ameera Corena Stokes was arrested on Monday on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection with 53-year-old Donald Stokes’ death. The victim was found dead inside of his Mt. Morris Township …
