Bond doubled, trial ordered for suspect in July shooting, robbery
Christopher Tillison
Courtesy of the state of Michigan
Christopher Tillison, 25, stood mute to all seven charges after 14-A District Court Chief Judge Kirk Tabbey ruled he would stand trial on all counts. A not guilty plea was entered on Tillison’s behalf.
In addition, Tabbey doubled Tillison’s bond, from a $250,000 cash bond to $500,000 cash bond.
Tillison is accused of being involved in the incident on July 10 in the 300 block of Bedford Drive that sent two men to the hospital. One of the men who lived at the apartment was shot in the knee and a 31-year-old Ypsilanti Township man was hit by a car, according to police.
The man who was hit by a car drove the shooting victim to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital before returning to his apartment. Police responded there and then had Huron Valley Ambulance transport the man to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital for treatment.
Tillison is charged with three counts of armed robbery and one count each of assault with intent to murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony. He will face a pretrial hearing at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 2 in front of Washtenaw County Trial Court Judge Donald Shelton.
Exactly three months before the shooting, Tillison was paroled from prison, state records show. He has seven previous felony convictions from 2009, 2007 and 2005.
If convicted, he faces life in prison.
Sgt. Geoffrey Fox said Wednesday that a second suspect has been identified in the case, but there is not enough evidence for criminal charges right now. Police have not released a description.
Police have not released information about the exact sequence of events that occurred inside the apartment.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office anonymous tip line at 734-973-7711.
Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
brandon530021
Sat, Oct 20, 2012 : 3:07 p.m.
can we please get an update on this kyle he was in court oct 2
brian
Thu, Aug 23, 2012 : 3:40 a.m.
Capitol punishment, that is what Michigan needs. Wished I lived in Texas.
Cathy
Fri, Aug 24, 2012 : 1:18 a.m.
Can't be murder if no one died, and not even Texas executes attempted murderers.
Ricebrnr
Thu, Aug 23, 2012 : 4:02 p.m.
Capital punishment arguments aside, shooting someone is an act of deadly force. The popliteal artery rests on the back of the leg behind the knee. If that was severed from the shooting, the victim could have bled out. That the victim didn't die is ancillary.
HB11
Thu, Aug 23, 2012 : 3:34 p.m.
Really? No one was murdered.
Cathy
Wed, Aug 22, 2012 : 10:56 p.m.
Can we lock up this guy for good now?