Articles tagged: murder
Suspect in shooting death had pleaded guilty in armed robbery case 4 days earlier
Posted: Feb 06, 2013A 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 »
911 call: 'I just had an intruder ... and I shot him' says woman convicted of killing husband
Posted: Jan 10, 2012A woman who fatally shot her husband in their Ypsilanti Township apartment last year can be heard on a 911 call crying hysterically as she lied to a dispatcher, claiming she shot an intruder. Katharine ... Read more »
Man charged with murder in fatal shooting in Ypsilanti
Posted: Dec 28, 2011A man was charged Wednesday with murder in the fatal shooting of a man last week at an Ypsilanti apartment. Kenneth Rooks, 24, of Oak Park, was arraigned this afternoon at the Washtenaw County Jail ... Read more »
Competency hearing ordered for man accused of killing Dawn Fital
Posted: Jun 30, 2011Gregory Noack A court hearing in the case of a Pittsfield Township man accused of killing his girlfriend and disposing of her body in an Indiana pond was adjourned today so a hearing can be ... Read more »
Woman found dead in Indiana pond was put in suitcase
Posted: Jun 16, 2011A woman found dead in a retention pond in Indiana, who is believed to be 45-year-old Dawn Fital of Pittsfield Township, was bound with duct tape, placed in a suitcase and thrown into the pond, Lake County Chief Deputy Coroner P.J. Adams said. Read more »
Police said they had probable cause to arrest man for murder in disappearance of Pittsfield Township woman
Posted: Jun 16, 2011A man remains jailed in Indiana this morning after Merrillville, Ind., police said they had probable cause to arrest him Tuesday for murder in connection with the disappearance of 44-year-old Dawn Marie Fital of Pittsfield ... Read more »
Man convicted in fatal shooting of former Saline athlete is sentenced to more than 5 years in prison
Posted: Apr 29, 2011An Ypsilanti Township man who fatally shot a man last summer in a Kmart parking lot in the township was sentenced Wednesday to a minimum of five and a half years and maximum of 15 ... Read more »
Three charged in fatal Ypsilanti Township shooting ordered to stand trial
Posted: Dec 07, 2010Three men accused in the fatal shooting of a man during a robbery in Ypsilanti Township last month were ordered to stand trial after a preliminary hearing today in 14A-1 District Court. Keywone Jarvis Walker, ... Read more »
Washtenaw County judge dismisses charges of operating under the influence in fatal crash, but second-degree murder charge stands
Posted: Nov 30, 2010Michael Kelly was in the midst of a psychotic episode when his vehicle crossed the median of US-23 and crashed into oncoming traffic, killing a man last spring, said his attorney, Andrew Abood. But Kelly ... Read more »
Benefit concert scheduled to help pay for funeral of Canton Township woman killed by drunken driver
Posted: Nov 16, 2010A classical pianist is holding a benefit concert Saturday to help pay for the funeral of a Canton Township woman who was killed by a driver police say was drunk when he caused a five-car ... Read more »
Driver in fatal crash faces competency hearing on murder, manslaughter charges
Posted: Nov 10, 2010A University of Michigan student is expected in court today for a competency hearing that could determine whether he stands trial on murder charges stemming from a deadly crash in Pittsfield Township in March. Michael ... Read more »
Woman recounts fatal shooting of her boyfriend in Ypsilanti Township apartment
Posted: Nov 10, 2010Sarah Collinsworth says it hasn’t sunk in yet that the father of her 15-month-old daughter won’t be coming home. As Collinsworth sat on a nearby couch Saturday night, her boyfriend, 28-year-old Jason Hoover, was fatally shot ... Read more »
Three charged with murder and robbery in fatal shooting in Ypsilanti Township
Posted: Nov 08, 2010The suspects, from left to right: James Lester, Keywone Walker and Willie Walker. Police say three men robbed a 28-year-old man of cash and marijuana Saturday night before fatally shooting him in an Ypsilanti Township apartment. Keywone Jarvis ... Read more »
Friends of Canton woman killed by drunken driver organize bowling fundraiser to pay for funeral
Posted: Oct 29, 2010Editor's note: The story has been updated to correct the location of the bowling alley where the fundraiser will be held.Stephanie Stone was looking forward to celebrating Halloween with her family and posted photographs on ... Read more »
Ypsilanti Township man charged in fatal accident has history of drunken and reckless driving, court records show
Posted: Oct 28, 2010A man now charged with second-degree murder in a fatal five-car crash in Ypsilanti Township on Tuesday has been convicted three times of operating while intoxicated and is prohibited from drinking because he's on probation ... Read more »
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