Articles tagged:murder

Posted: Tue Jan 10 5:58 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
911 call: 'I just had an intruder ... and I shot him' says woman convicted of killing husband

A 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 Mishler, 24, used her maiden name “Kat Jackson" to identify herself after she shot her ...

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Posted: Wed Dec 28 1:34 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Man charged with murder in fatal shooting in Ypsilanti

A 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 on charges of open murder, possessing a firearm while being a felon and possessing a ...

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Posted: Thu Jun 30 3:40 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Competency hearing ordered for man accused of killing Dawn Fital

Gregory 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 held to determine whether the man is competent to stand trial. Gregory Noack, 44, who ...

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Posted: Thu Jun 16 1:45 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Woman found dead in Indiana pond was put in suitcase

A 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.

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Posted: Thu Jun 16 9:05 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Police said they had probable cause to arrest man for murder in disappearance of Pittsfield Township woman

A 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 Township. Greg Noack, 44, of Pittsfield Township, who is believed to be Fital's boyfriend, is ...

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Posted: Fri Apr 29 3:05 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Man convicted in fatal shooting of former Saline athlete is sentenced to more than 5 years in prison

An 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 years in prison, court records show. Michael D. Crockett, 20, was sentenced in Washtenaw County ...

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Posted: Tue Dec 7 6:36 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Three charged in fatal Ypsilanti Township shooting ordered to stand trial

Three 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, 22, and James Daniel Lester, 22, both of Ypsilanti Township, and Willie Edward Walker, 30, ...

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Posted: Tue Nov 30 6:02 a.m. by Art Aisner AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist

Michael 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 was not under the influence of any drugs at the time. A Washtenaw County district ...

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Posted: Tue Nov 16 11:05 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

A 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 crash in Ypsilanti Township last month. Elizabeth Lesesne-Dixon will hold the event to help the ...

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Posted: Wed Nov 10 9:04 a.m. by Art Aisner AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist

A 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 Kelly, 21, faces five felony charges, including second-degree murder and operating while intoxicated causing death. ...

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Posted: Wed Nov 10 6:03 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Woman recounts fatal shooting of her boyfriend in Ypsilanti Township apartment

Sarah 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 during a robbery in an Ypsilanti Township apartment.

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Posted: Mon Nov 8 7:03 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Three charged with murder and robbery in fatal shooting in Ypsilanti Township

The 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 Walker, 22, and James Daniel Lester, 22, both of Ypsilanti Township, and Willie Edward Walker, ...

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Posted: Fri Oct 29 4:40 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Friends of Canton woman killed by drunken driver organize bowling fundraiser to pay for funeral

Editor'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 her Facebook page showing her carving pumpkins with her two children. On Tuesday, after finishing ...

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Posted: Thu Oct 28 8:22 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Ypsilanti Township man charged in fatal accident has history of drunken and reckless driving, court records show

A 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 for a 2008 assault conviction, records show. Bradley Wayne Howard, 34, of Ypsilanti Township, also ...

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Posted: Fri Aug 20 12:55 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

A Blackman Township man was arrested Thursday at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital after police say medical staff determined his 3-month-old son died of injuries consistent with shaken baby syndrome. The 27-year-old man is charged with felony murder, second-degree murder and first-degree child abuse, said Jon Johnston, ...

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