Two brothers plead guilty in Ypsilanti Township shooting

Posted on Mon, Aug 1, 2011 : 1:38 p.m.

Two brothers pleaded guilty this morning to charges in connection with a January shooting in Ypsilanti Township that left a man injured, Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department spokesman Derrick Jackson said.

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James Chandler and Rico Chandler

James Willard Chandler, 42, pleaded guilty to felonious assault and Rico Montez Chandler, 35, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in front of Washtenaw County Circuit Judge Melinda Morris.

They had been accused of shooting a man they know in the arm about 7:15 p.m. Jan. 29 in the 1000 block of McCarthy Court.

The victim suffered non life-threatening injuries.

It's unclear what led up to the shooting.

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