Four Michigan teens have accepted a plea deal that will allow them to avoid second-degree murder charges for allegedly throwing a six-pound rock off an overpass, killing a man driving below. Prosecutors will drop 10 of the 11 charges against Mark Sekelsky, 17, Mikadyn Payne, 16, Alexzander Miller, 16, and Trevor Gray, 15, and change …
Authorities in Michigan say an irate customer violently assaulted the owner and other employees of a Chinese restaurant last week. According to Fox News, 24-year-old Jade Anderson was arrested after an alleged victim called 911 on Friday to report the incident. Police believe the suspect bit a piece off the owner’s ear when she became …
Police say the family dog of a Michigan boy helped them locate the child safely on Wednesday, coincidentally in a village named “Paw Paw,” after following the pup’s paw prints into the woods. Detroit Free Press reports that Dominic Peake, the father of 2-year-old Princeton, contacted authorities after the little boy vanished from their Paw Paw (Van …
A 21-year-old Michigan woman who admitted to lying about being raped on her college campus was sentenced to 45 days in jail on Monday. Mary Zolkowski pleaded guilty to making a false report of a felony after claiming she was raped at Delta College on February 22. According to MLive, the ex-student told cops that she was …
A fitness center in Michigan is pressing charges against a woman they say destroyed gym property during a violent outburst earlier this week. According to WXMI, a 20-year-old woman was arrested on Tuesday following the incident that was caught on video with a witness’ cellphone. The footage was reportedly captured at a Grand Rapids Planet …
A Michigan State University physicist was charged Monday for allegedly using his hands and penis to penetrate a dog. The Michigan Office of the Attorney General announced in a statement that Joseph Hattey, 51, is facing two counts of bestiality. The dog involved in the alleged incidents is in the custody of Ingham County Animal Control following …
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 …
Eleven children were removed from a Michigan home Monday after authorities reportedly found some of them eating animal feces and cereal off the floor. The Detroit Free Press reported that all but one of the eleven children—a 3-month-old—remained hospitalized as of Tuesday. The baby is in stable condition. The remaining 10 children are in the …
A Michigan jury found a 52-year-old man guilty of second-degree murder in connection with a traffic collision that left five bicyclists dead. According to Boston.com, Charles Pickett was convicted Tuesday in a Kalamazoo County courtroom. His attorneys conceded he had taken drugs including painkillers prior to getting behind the wheel of his truck in June …
A Michigan mother who admitted to causing the death of her second baby learned her fate this week. Lisa Rae Bryan, 32, was sentenced Tuesday to 10 to 22 1/2 years in prison for the November 2016 death of her 1-month-old daughter, Isabella Powrozek. According to MLive, Bryan claimed she was breastfeeding Powrozek when she fell asleep and …
A Michigan man who was awaiting trial for a fatal crash was reportedly drunk when he caused another wreck that killed his friend. The Lansing State Journal reported that a judge ruled there’s enough evidence for Cody Hawk-Berning, 23, to stand trial for the January 2017 death of James Conaty, 22. Hawk-Berning was driving a van when …
A Michigan mother arrested Wednesday for allegedly stuffing her two infant daughters in a suitcase before a visit from Child Protective Services has been charged with four felonies. Katrina Childress, 26, was reportedly arrested Wednesday afternoon in front of her Flint home. According to MLive, Childress was walking at a local park with her twin …
