Articles tagged: brandon charles

Man accused in West Willow homicide to serve up to 22 years for 2012 robbery charges

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Posted: Apr 22, 2013

One of the men accused of killing 29-year-old Brandon Charles will serve up to 22 years in prison for a robbery in Ypsilanti Township last year, court records show. Avantis Parker, 21, pleaded no contest ... Read more »

Testimony: Man shot and killed after refusing to take $10K bribe to not testify

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Posted: Apr 11, 2013

Willie Wimberly offered Brandon Charles $10,000 to not testify against him in a Jan. 1 shooting and, when Charles asked for twice as much, Wimberly and Avantis Parker shot and killed him, according to testimony Thursday. Read more »

Live Feed: Live feed: Follow courtroom coverage of West Willow homicide hearing

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Posted: Apr 11, 2013

Follow live updates from the courtroom as Avantis Parker and Willie Wimberly receive their initial hearing. Read more »

Live Feed: Follow courtroom coverage of testimony in West Willow homicide case

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Posted: Mar 19, 2013

Testimony in the murder case against two men is expected to go ahead Tuesday afternoon and AnnArbor.com will be covering the hearing live from the courthouse starting at 1 p.m. Read more »

2 men charged in West Willow homicide return to court next month

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Posted: Feb 19, 2013

The two men accused of killing Brandon Charles last month return to court for their preliminary exam in four weeks. Read more »

Trenton man arrested in fatal shooting of victim who was set to testify against him

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Posted: Feb 12, 2013

Willie Lee Wimberly, 30, was arrested and arraigned Tuesday on charges of first-degree murder in connection with the homicide of the Ypsilanti Township man shot and killed the night before he was set to testify against him, police said. Read more »

Deputies investigating whether homicide suspect and Detroit road rage shooting are linked

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Posted: Feb 07, 2013

Deputies still are looking to see if there is any link between Avantis Parker and the two men who are accused of shooting Brandon Charles on Jan. 1. Parker is charged in Charles' death. Read more »

Suspect in shooting death had pleaded guilty in armed robbery case 4 days earlier

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Posted: Feb 06, 2013

A man charged with murder in the shooting death of an Ypsilanti Township resident last week had pleaded guilty to one felony and no contest to two others four days before the shooting, court records show. Read more »

Funeral set for man killed in Ypsilanti Township shooting

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Posted: Feb 04, 2013

Funeral arrangements have been set for Brandon Wesley Charles, the Ypsilanti Township man who was shot dead last Tuesday. Read more »

Police continue to investigate any link between homicide and road rage shooting

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Posted: Feb 01, 2013

Police Thursday continued investigating the fatal shooting of Brandon Charles, who was found dead in a car in the driveway of an Ypsilanti Township home Tuesday night. Read more »

West Willow homicide: Investigators working on leads, but no suspects identified

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Posted: Jan 31, 2013

Calder Avenue was quiet Tuesday night before gunshots rang out, ending a man's life. A day later, investigators still were working to determine who might have pulled the trigger. Read more »