Teenager accused of robbing delivery driver with another teen returns to court Thursday
One of the teenagers accused of robbing a pizza delivery driver and attempting to rob a second will be back in court Thursday for a pretrial hearing.
Jeffrey Howell
Courtesy of Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office
Jeffrey Howell, from Ann Arbor, is facing a charge of armed robbery, two counts of conspiracy to commit armed robbery and attempted armed robbery. He’ll be in front of Washtenaw County Trial Court Judge David Swartz at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, records show.
Howell and Anthony Demario Hugan, who were both 18 when charged, are accused of robbing a 38-year-old Ypsilanti man at gunpoint after placing an order with Bell’s Pizza on April 12. Five days later, the two men allegedly called in an order to the Happy Wok and attempted to rob Soon Gin, a delivery driver.
Gin testified in court during Hugan’s preliminary exam that he drove away from the area before the robbery could happen because he felt something was wrong when he got to the home in the 2000 block of Liberty Heights.
Hugan is scheduled to be in court for a pretrial hearing at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 9 in front of Swartz.
Both men face a maximum punishment of life in prison, if convicted.
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
Madeleine Borthwick
Fri, Jul 6, 2012 : 3 p.m.
this just breaks my heart. Jeffrey, you are so young. you have your whole life ahead of you. please, learn from this so you don't mess up your life. please don't waste your God-given potential.
ADH
Fri, Jul 6, 2012 : 2:48 a.m.
HMO it's easy to blame the parents and teachers especially when you are clueless to the entire situation. I know for a fact the other young man not pictured has 2 very successful parents and was brought up in a good home with STRONG family values. Kids make the wrong choices and the first thing we do is blame the parents it's not always the parents fault especially in this particular situation
Pickforddick
Wed, Jul 4, 2012 : 9:19 p.m.
I look forward to seeing him behind bars
Lovaduck
Thu, Jul 5, 2012 : 12:24 a.m.
I do to, but he'll just come out worse than when he went in (I know, if that's possible). I see few solutions.
RJA
Wed, Jul 4, 2012 : 7:02 p.m.
How can one blame schools and teachers? More parents need to parent their children. Many have no control although they try. Many times I have heard of parents calling police due to a domestic in the house hold....13-16 yr. olds. Sad!
xmo
Wed, Jul 4, 2012 : 3:26 p.m.
I guess this what happens when schools fail and the "Achievement Gap" happens! Its too bad that he and his family didn't put a little more effort in his life!
Tom Todd
Wed, Jul 4, 2012 : 9:18 p.m.
it's more fun to blame the teachers and easier.
Goober
Wed, Jul 4, 2012 : 6:42 p.m.
I agree that the parents own this issue. Our society runs a close second. Teachers can only support the parents and society.
Lovaduck
Wed, Jul 4, 2012 : 4:19 p.m.
Oops, since I'm unsure of gender here, I should have said he or she when referring to XMO. Life is so complex in these pc. times! LOL
Lovaduck
Wed, Jul 4, 2012 : 4:18 p.m.
J.A., I may be wrong , but I'm not sure you caught the satirical jest of XMO's remark. He was (he can correct me if I'm wrong) making FUN of blaming the "Achievement Gap" and society in general done when anyone does something wrong!
J. A. Pieper
Wed, Jul 4, 2012 : 3:39 p.m.
Why is it always the schools that have failed our young? Where does the responsibility of the parents ever come into these situations? Teachers cannot make up for uninvolved parents!
cibachrome
Wed, Jul 4, 2012 : 1:15 p.m.
Shouldn't he have his hoodie up in this pitcher? He's been disrepected. And put someglasses on his face. Look like a cartoon character.
nickcarraweigh
Wed, Jul 4, 2012 : 12:59 p.m.
Are pizza drivers now willing to deliver to Liberty Heights street?
J. A. Pieper
Wed, Jul 4, 2012 : 12:35 p.m.
Sadly, their early elementary teachers could probably have seen their future...
Madeleine Borthwick
Fri, Jul 6, 2012 : 3:03 p.m.
J.A., you are doubtless right. I work for the Ann Arbor public schools and it breaks my heart to be able to discern the ones who are headed for trouble. Unfortunately, our superintendent cares more about her pristine record than about disciplining the kids who need it.
Goober
Wed, Jul 4, 2012 : 11:39 a.m.
I guess they were good kids, listened to their parents and got good marks in school until they turned 18. Then they magically turned into a problem for society. Go figure!