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Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Trinity Street Arson
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Trinity Street Arson
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Marion Scruggs has been charged in connection with the November 20, 2019 arson that occurred in the 17100 block of Trinity Street in Detroit.
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Manor Street Murders
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Manor Street Murders
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Sylvester Denard Gilmore has been charged in connection with two homicides that occurred on December 12, 2019 in the 11700 block of Manor Street in Detroit.
Press Release - Prosecutor Worthy Announces Juvenile Mediation Program Talk It Out
Press Release - Prosecutor Worthy Announces Juvenile Mediation Program Talk It Out
Monday, December 16, 2019
The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office Partners with the Wayne County Dispute Resolution Center on New Program
Press Release - Good Samaritan Robbed by 19-Year-Old Man
Press Release - Good Samaritan Robbed by 19-Year-Old Man
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Nineteen-year-old Cawuan Antonio Cunningham has been charged in connection with the December 4, 2019 unarmed robbery of an 86-year-old Detroit man in the area of Marseilles Street and Rockcastle Street.
News Updates - Week of December 1 - 7, 2019
News Updates - Week of December 1 - 7, 2019
Monday, December 9, 2019
JuJuan Parks Charged in Homicide of DPD Officer Rasheen McClain; Farmington Hills Man Charged with Setting Woman on Fire; Southfield Woman Charged in Fatal Hit-and-Run
Press Release - Detroit Mother Charged  in Homicide of Infant Son
Press Release - Detroit Mother Charged in Homicide of Infant Son
Monday, December 9, 2019
Rhionna Nichols has been charged in connection with the December 5, 2019 homicide of her 20-month-old infant son.
Press Release - Southfield Woman Charged in Fatal Hit-and-Run
Press Release - Southfield Woman Charged in Fatal Hit-and-Run
Monday, December 9, 2019
Chirin Kudeimati has been charged in connection with the December 4, 2019 fatal hit-and-run that occurred at West McNichols Road and Telegraph Road during which a pedestrian was struck and killed.
Press Release - JuJuan Parks Charged in Homicide of DPD Officer Rasheen McClain
Press Release - JuJuan Parks Charged in Homicide of DPD Officer Rasheen McClain
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
JuJuan Parks has been charged in connection with the November 20, 2019 homicide of Detroit Police Officer Rasheen McClain at a home in the 20040 block of Wyoming Avenue in Detroit.
Press Release - Lincoln Park Man Charged in Toddler Non-Fatal Shooting Case
Press Release - Lincoln Park Man Charged in Toddler Non-Fatal Shooting Case
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Steven Michael Johnston has been charged in connection with the November 19, 2019 non-fatal shooting of a three-year-old girl in Lincoln Park.
News Updates - Week of November 17 - 23, 2019
News Updates - Week of November 17 - 23, 2019
Monday, November 25, 2019
Sixty-one-year-old Detroit Twins Sentenced in Coney Island Shooting; Pittsburgh Controller Chelsa Wagner Found Not Guilty on Misdemeanor, Mistrial on Felony; Southfield Woman Charged in Homicide of Kabria Arnold
Press Release - Southfield Woman Charged in Homicide of Kabria Arnold
Press Release - Southfield Woman Charged in Homicide of Kabria Arnold
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Gabrielle Marie Brantley has been charged in connection with the November 10, 2019 homicide of 20-year-old Kabria Arnold at Pilgrim Street and Bentler Street in Detroit.
Press Release - Pittsburgh Controller Chelsa Wagner's Jury Verdict
Press Release - Pittsburgh Controller Chelsa Wagner's Jury Verdict
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
The jury returned a verdict of not guilty on the misdemeanor charge of Disorderly Conduct. A mistrial was declared on the felony count of Resisting and Obstructing the Police. A pre-trial conference this scheduled for December 20, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.
Press Release- Commemoration of the 10 Year Anniversary of the Detroit Sexual Assault Kit Initiative
Press Release- Commemoration of the 10 Year Anniversary of the Detroit Sexual Assault Kit Initiative
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
The Program Packet for August 14, 2019 Commemoration of the 10 Year Anniversary of the Detroit Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI)
News Updates - Week of November 10 - 16, 2019
News Updates - Week of November 10 - 16, 2019
Monday, November 18, 2019
Edward Mack Anderson has been charged in connection with a series of crimes, including a carjacking, felonious assaults and armed robberies throughout Detroit; Two men have been charged in the carjacking an non-fatal shooting at a gas station in Detroit.
Press Release - Man and Wife Carjacked at Grosse Pointe Farms Gas Station
Press Release - Man and Wife Carjacked at Grosse Pointe Farms Gas Station
Friday, November 15, 2019
Antonio Beck has been charged in connection with the November 13, 2019 assault and carjacking of an 80-year-old man and his wife at a gas station at Mack Avenue and Moross Road in Detroit.
Press Release - Detroit Woman Charged in Fatal Stabbing of Live-In Partner
Press Release - Detroit Woman Charged in Fatal Stabbing of Live-In Partner
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Akilah Charmaine Swift has been charged in connection with the November 10, 2019 fatal stabbing of her live-in partner in an apartment in the 4140 block of St. Antoine in Detroit.
Press Release - Farmington Hills Man Charged with Setting Woman on Fire
Press Release - Farmington Hills Man Charged with Setting Woman on Fire
Thursday, November 14, 2019
William G. Helmer has been charged with setting a 62-year-old woman on fire near a Coney Island restaurant in the 25800 block of Seven Mile Road in Redford, Michigan.
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Gilchrist Street Homicide
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Gilchrist Street Homicide
Thursday, November 14, 2019
James Lee Wright has been charged in connection with the November 10, 2019 homicide of Jerome Jackson in the 20220 block of Gilchrist Street in Detroit.
Press Release - Van Buren Township Man Charged in Homicide of His Wife
Press Release - Van Buren Township Man Charged in Homicide of His Wife
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Sixty-three-year-old Terrance Oneal has been charged in connection with the November 5, 2019 homicide of his 62-year-old wife in Van Buren Township.
Press Release - Royal Oak Man Charged in Fatal Shooting at Detroit Club
Press Release - Royal Oak Man Charged in Fatal Shooting at Detroit Club
Monday, November 11, 2019
Brian Allen Montgomery, 24, of Royal Oak, Michigan, has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old Detroit man at a club in Detroit.
News Updates - Week of November 3 - 9, 2019
News Updates - Week of November 3 - 9, 2019
Monday, November 11, 2019
Two Men Charged in Carjacking and Non-Fatal Shooting at Detroit Gas Station; Van Buren Township Man Charged in Homicide of His Wife; Royal Oak Man Charged in Fatal Shooting at Detroit Club
Press Release - Two Men Charged in Carjacking and Non-Fatal Shooting at Gas Station
Press Release - Two Men Charged in Carjacking and Non-Fatal Shooting at Gas Station
Friday, November 8, 2019
Tywon Ivey, 19, of Detroit and Austin Blake Williams, 17, of Hazel Park, Michigan have been charged in connection with the carjacking and non-fatal shooting of a 50-year-old Detroit man at a gas station in Detroit.
News Updates - Week of October 27 - November 2, 2019
News Updates - Week of October 27 - November 2, 2019
Monday, November 4, 2019
Statement of Prosecutor Worthy on the Passing of Congressman John Conyers; Detroit Man Charged in Carjacking and Armed Robbery Crime Spree; Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash Killing Two Women; Detroit Man Charged with Driving Over Two-Year-Old Girl
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Carjacking and Armed Robbery Crime Spree
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Carjacking and Armed Robbery Crime Spree
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Edward Mack Anderson has been charged in connection with a series of crimes, including a carjacking, felonious assaults and armed robberies that occurred throughout Detroit between early February 2019 and late October 2019.
News Updates - Week of October 20 - 26, 2019
News Updates - Week of October 20 - 26, 2019
Monday, October 28, 2019
The Michigan Court of Appeals reversed the Felonious Assault and Felony Firearm convictions against Siwatu Salama-Ra. The case has been remanded for a new trial.
Press Release - October 27, 2019
Press Release - October 27, 2019
Monday, October 28, 2019
Statement of Prosecutor Kym Worthy on the Passing of Congressman John Conyers
News Updates - Week of October 6 - 12, 2019
News Updates - Week of October 6 - 12, 2019
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Detroit Senior Charged in Whittaker Street Arson; Detroit Security Guard Charged in Two Non-Fatal Shootings; Juvenile Charged in Death of Newborn Infant; Defendant Corey Gaston is Remanded to the Wayne County Jail
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Arson Fire on Brace Street
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Arson Fire on Brace Street
Friday, October 11, 2019
Dmarco Latham has been charged in connection with the fatal arson fire that killed a 31-year-old woman and her two-year-old daughter in an apartment building in the 9540 block of Brace Street in Detroit.
Press Release - Juvenile Charged in Death of Newborn Infant
Press Release - Juvenile Charged in Death of Newborn Infant
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
A 16-year-old female juvenile respondent has been charged in connection with the February 21, 2019 death of her newborn infant.
Press Release - Detroit Security Guard Charged in Two Non-fatal Shootings
Press Release - Detroit Security Guard Charged in Two Non-fatal Shootings
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Cedric Lynn Windom has been charged in connection with the October 6, 2019 non-fatal shootings of a 44-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man in the parking lot of a Detroit market.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy Invites Detroit Citizens to a Town Hall Meeting
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy Invites Detroit Citizens to a Town Hall Meeting
Monday, October 7, 2019
Join Prosecutor Worthy on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at the Wayne County Community College District Northwest Campus - 8200 West Outer Drive, Detroit, MI
Press Release - Wayne County Prosecutor to Hold Third Town Hall Meeting in Detroit
Press Release - Wayne County Prosecutor to Hold Third Town Hall Meeting in Detroit
Monday, October 7, 2019
Wayne County Prosecutor will hold the third Town Hall Meeting on October 17, 2019 at the Wayne County Community College Northwest Campus on Outer Drive in Detroit.
News Updates - Week of September 29 - October 5, 2019
News Updates - Week of September 29 - October 5, 2019
Monday, October 7, 2019
Phillip Joseph Demouy charged with non-fatal shootings in Garden City, MI; Detroit Man Charged in Infant Death; Deangelo Martin referred for competency to stand trial in his cases; Pierre Cleveland bound over for trial in fatal dog mauling case.
Press Release - Detroit Senior Charged in Whittaker Street Arson
Press Release - Detroit Senior Charged in Whittaker Street Arson
Monday, October 7, 2019
Seventy-three-year-old Henry Vanreyendam has been charged in the October 3, 2019 Arson on Whittaker Street during which five DFD firefighters were injured.
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Infant Death
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Infant Death
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Randon McMeekins has been charged in connection with the death of a two-year-old male infant that occurred in the 9300 block of Cloverlawn Street in Detroit.
News Updates - Week of September 22 - 28, 2019
News Updates - Week of September 22 - 28, 2019
Monday, September 30, 2019
James Lamont Lindsey arraigned in connection with the homicide of a 34-year-old Taylor woman; Adult Designated Juvenile Charged in Fatal Hit and Run Crash; Grosse Ile Township School Teacher Charged with Indecent Exposure and Obscene Conduct
Press Release - Hamtramck Man Charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct with Student
Press Release - Hamtramck Man Charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct with Student
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Ibrahim Aljahim has been charged in connection with an alleged sexual assault of a teen aged male at the Oakland International Academy in Hamtramck.
Press Release - WCPO Sexual Assault Kit Task Force News
Press Release - WCPO Sexual Assault Kit Task Force News
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office Receives One Million Dollar DOJ Grant Award; I Am Evidence Wins Emmy for Best Documentary
Press Release - Grosse Ile Township Teacher Charged with Indecent Exposure and Obscene Conduct
Press Release - Grosse Ile Township Teacher Charged with Indecent Exposure and Obscene Conduct
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Grosse Ile Township school teacher Christopher Metzger has been charged in connection with an allegation of indecent exposure.
Press Release - No Criminal Charges to Issue Against Former DPD Officers Steele and Garrison
Press Release - No Criminal Charges to Issue Against Former DPD Officers Steele and Garrison
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
While a Sanpchat video and the comments made on it by Steele are abhorrent and unbecoming a law enforcement officer, it does not support a charge of misconduct in office. The alleged comment made by Garrison is also highly disturbing and unacceptable.
Press Release - Wayne, MI Man Charged in Inkster Fatal Shooting
Press Release - Wayne, MI Man Charged in Inkster Fatal Shooting
Monday, September 23, 2019
Cleve Allen Ransaw has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of an acquaintance in the area of Western Street near Oakwood in Inkster.
Press Release - Adult Designated Juvenile Charged in Fatal Hit and Run Crash
Press Release - Adult Designated Juvenile Charged in Fatal Hit and Run Crash
Monday, September 23, 2019
Adult designated juvenile Jhanya Burton has been charged in connection with the fatal hit and run of a 13-year-old girl from Detroit.
Press Release - Detroit Juvenile Charged in Fatal Shooting
Press Release - Detroit Juvenile Charged in Fatal Shooting
Monday, September 23, 2019
A 15-year-old male juvenile respondent from Detroit has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old male acquaintance, also from Detroit.
News Updates - Week of September 15 - 21, 2019
News Updates - Week of September 15 - 21, 2019
Monday, September 23, 2019
Oxford Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash; Deangelo Martin Charged in Four East Side Murder Cases; Garden City Senior Charged in Double Non-Fatal Shooting; Melvindale Preteen Male Charged with School Threats
Press Release - Melvindale Preteen Male Charged with School Threats
Press Release - Melvindale Preteen Male Charged with School Threats
Thursday, September 19, 2019
A 12-year-old male juvenile respondent has been charged in connection with threats made to Strong Middle School in Melvindale, Michigan.
Press Release - Garden City Senior Charged in Double Non-Fatal Shooting
Press Release - Garden City Senior Charged in Double Non-Fatal Shooting
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Seventy-five-year-old Phillip Joseph Demouy has been charged in connection with two non-fatal shootings that occurred on Belton Street in Garden City, MI.
Press Release - Deangelo Martin Charged in Four East Side Murder Cases
Press Release - Deangelo Martin Charged in Four East Side Murder Cases
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Deangelo Martin has been charged in connection with four murders of women that occurred on the east side of Detroit.
News Updates - Week of September 8 - 14, 2019
News Updates - Week of September 8 - 14, 2019
Monday, September 16, 2019
St. Clair Shores Man Charged in Downtown Coney Island Non-Fatal Stabbing; Woman Charged in Three Arsons of Uninhabited Dwellings; Three Teens Charged in Dearborn Homicide and Armed Robbery Cases
Press Release - Oxford Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash
Press Release - Oxford Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash
Monday, September 16, 2019
Matthew C. Bockhart has been charged in the fatal car crash that killed a 65-year-old man at Gratiot Avenue and Linnhurst Street in Detroit.
Press Release - Three Teens Charged in Dearborn Homicide and Armed Robbery Cases
Press Release - Three Teens Charged in Dearborn Homicide and Armed Robbery Cases
Friday, September 13, 2019
Seventeen-year-old Jamel Marquise Philson, 14-year-old Demaurio Dismuke and a 13-year-old juvenile male have been charged in connection with a homicide and armed robbery, an armed robbery and an assault that occurred in Dearborn, MI.
Press Release - Woman Charged in Three Arsons of Uninhabited Dwellings
Press Release - Woman Charged in Three Arsons of Uninhabited Dwellings
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Keiashia Alexis Love has been charged with the arsons of three separate uninhabited dwellings on Eastwood Street, Saratoga Avenue and Linnhurst Street in Detroit.
Press Release - St. Clair Shores Man Charged in Downtown Coney Island Non-Fatal Stabbing
Press Release - St. Clair Shores Man Charged in Downtown Coney Island Non-Fatal Stabbing
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
David Michael Golze has been charged in connection with the non-fatal stabbing of a 31-year-old security guard in front of a downtown Detroit coney island restaurant.
News Updates - Week of September 1 - 7, 2019
News Updates - Week of September 1 - 7, 2019
Monday, September 9, 2019
Glasco Miles Charged in Detroit Non-Fatal Police Shooting; Glasco Miles Charged in Detroit Armed Robbery
Press Release - Glasco Miles Charged in Detroit Armed Robbery and Detroit Non-Fatal Police Shooting
Press Release - Glasco Miles Charged in Detroit Armed Robbery and Detroit Non-Fatal Police Shooting
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Glasco Miles has been charged in two separate cases. One case in which it is alleged that Miles fired a handgun toward DPD officers and the other case in which is was alleged he committed the armed robbery of a 25-year-old Redford woman in Detroit.
News Updates - Week of August 25 - 31, 2019
News Updates - Week of August 25 - 31, 2019
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Westland Man Charged in Connection with Woman Found in Hines Park; Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Beating of Berkley Man; Mother Charged in the Death of Eighteen-Day-Old Infant
Press Release - Mother Charged in the Death of Eighteen-Day-Old Infant
Press Release - Mother Charged in the Death of Eighteen-Day-Old Infant
Thursday, August 29, 2019
Jaila Thomas has been charged in connection with the drowning death of her 18-day-old infant, Lauren Williams.
Press Release - Westland Man Charged in Connection with Woman Found in Hines Park
Press Release - Westland Man Charged in Connection with Woman Found in Hines Park
Monday, August 26, 2019
Anthony Dominic Kesteloot has been charged in connection with the death of Olivia Rossi, whose body was recovered from a creek at Hines Park on August 23, 2019.
News Updates - Week of August 18 - 24, 2019
News Updates - Week of August 18 - 24, 2019
Monday, August 26, 2019
Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Dog Mauling of Nine-Year-Old Emma Hernandez; Detroit Man Charged in Three Domestic Violence Incidents on Princeton Street
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Three Domestic Violence Incidents on Princeton Street
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Three Domestic Violence Incidents on Princeton Street
Friday, August 23, 2019
Robert Mario-Louis Williams has been charged in connection with three separate domestic violence complaints that occurred between July 12, 2019 and August 21, 2019 on Princeton Street in Detroit.
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Dog Mauling of Nine-Year-Old Emma Hernandez
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Dog Mauling of Nine-Year-Old Emma Hernandez
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Pierre Cleveland has been charged in connection with the August 19, 2019 death of nine-year-old Emma Hernandez when she was fatally attacked by three pit bulls while riding her bicycle.
Press Release -  Commemoration of the Detroit Sexual Assault Kit Initiative
Press Release - Commemoration of the Detroit Sexual Assault Kit Initiative
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Please review the program packet for the Commemoration of the 10 Year Anniversary of the Detroit Sexual Assault Kit Initiative
News Updates - Week of August 4 - 10, 2019
News Updates - Week of August 4 - 10, 2019
Monday, August 12, 2019
Prosecutor Worthy to Hold 10-Year Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Commemoration on August 14, 2019; Update on the Dismissed Case Involving a 10-Year-Old Canton Youth; Lincoln Park Man Charged in Whitcomb Street Fatal Shooting
Press Release - Lincoln Park Man Charged in Whitcomb Street Fatal Shooting
Press Release - Lincoln Park Man Charged in Whitcomb Street Fatal Shooting
Friday, August 9, 2019
Louis L. Davis, III has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Antwan Esters-Douthet and the non-fatal shooting of a four-year-old male child.
Press Release - Update on the Dismissed Case Involving a 10-Year-Old Canton Youth
Press Release - Update on the Dismissed Case Involving a 10-Year-Old Canton Youth
Thursday, August 8, 2019
The case involving a 10-year-old Canton youth has been permanently dismissed.
News Updates - Week of July 28 - August 3, 2019
News Updates - Week of July 28 - August 3, 2019
Monday, August 5, 2019
Detroit Man Charged in Hamtramck Assaults; 10-Year-Old Canton Youth Charged with Aggravated Assault; Statement of Prosecutor Worthy Dismissing Case Against 10-Year-Old Juvenile; Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Beating of Berkley Man
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Beating of Berkley Man
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Beating of Berkley Man
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Lawrence James Davis has been arraigned in the July 22, 2019 fatal beating of Tyler Jordan Wingate of Berkley, MI.
Press Release - Statement of Prosecutor Worthy Dismissing Case Against 10-Year-Old Juvenile
Press Release - Statement of Prosecutor Worthy Dismissing Case Against 10-Year-Old Juvenile
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Prosecutor Worthy has issued a statement regarding the dismissal of the Aggravated Assault case against a 10-year-old Canton Township youth.
Press Release - 10-Year-Old Canton Youth Charged with Aggravated Assault
Press Release - 10-Year-Old Canton Youth Charged with Aggravated Assault
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
A 10-year-old Canton Township boy has been charged as a juvenile respondent in connection with the assault of a nine-year-old boy during a ball game called Tips on the school playground.
News Updates - Week of July 21 - 27, 2019
News Updates - Week of July 21 - 27, 2019
Monday, July 29, 2019
Mateen Cleaves Trial Date Changed; lSenior Woman Charged in Non-Fatal Shooting Incident; Deangelo Martin Charged in Kidnapping and Assaults of Second Woman; Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Beating of Berkley Man
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Hamtramck Assaults
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Hamtramck Assaults
Monday, July 29, 2019
Marcus Maxwell Ross has been charged in connection with two separate incidences of assault and robbery in Hamtramck.
Press Release - Gas Station Clerk Charged in Non-Fatal Shooting Over Stolen Chips
Press Release - Gas Station Clerk Charged in Non-Fatal Shooting Over Stolen Chips
Friday, July 26, 2019
Safaa H. Marzok has been charged in connection with the non-fatal shooting of a 22-year-old Detroit man over stolen potato chips at a gas station located in the 17700 block of West Warren in Detroit.
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Beating of Berkley Man
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Beating of Berkley Man
Friday, July 26, 2019
Lawrence James Davis has been charged in connection with the July 22, 2019 fatal beating of Tyler Jordan Wingate, of Berkley, MI in a gas station parking lot located at West Davison and Livernois Avenue in Detroit.
Press Release - Deangelo Martin Charged in Kidnapping, Assault and Sexual Assault of Second Woman
Press Release - Deangelo Martin Charged in Kidnapping, Assault and Sexual Assault of Second Woman
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Deangelo Martin has been charged in the kidnapping and sexual assault of a second woman, a 51-year-old Detroit woman.
Press Release - Senior Woman Charged in Non-Fatal Shooting Incident
Press Release - Senior Woman Charged in Non-Fatal Shooting Incident
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Seventy-one year old Andrea Henrietta Williams has been charged in a non-fatal shooting incident that occurred in the 17400 block of Indiana Street in Detroit.
News Updates - Week of July 14 - 20, 2019
News Updates - Week of July 14 - 20, 2019
Monday, July 22, 2019
Juvenile Charged in Fatal Stabbing Death at Taylor Knights of Columbus Hall; Deangelo Kenneth Martin Charged in Non-Fatal Stabbing and Sexual Assault of Woman, Two Detroit Men Charged with First Degree Murder and Carjacking in Killing of Gay Man
Press Release - Two Men Charged in Pier Park Crash
Press Release - Two Men Charged in Pier Park Crash
Thursday, July 18, 2019
Dawaun Al McQueen and Michael Thomas Sims have been charged in connection with the car chase with another vehicle that started at Seven Mile Road and Hoover in Detroit and ended in Pier Park in Grosse Pointe Farms.
Press Release - Detroit Police Officer Charged with Misconduct in Office
Press Release - Detroit Police Officer Charged with Misconduct in Office
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Detroit Police Officer Chancellor Dmitir Searcy has been charged in connection with two separate on-duty incidents in downtown Detroit where he instructed female drivers to give him their phone numbers to avoid receiving tickets.
Press Release - Van Buren Man Charged with Carjacking at Wyandotte Gas Station
Press Release - Van Buren Man Charged with Carjacking at Wyandotte Gas Station
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Hussain Sabir Foxworth has been charged in connection with the carjacking at a gas station located in the 2000 block of Biddle Avenue in Wyandotte, MI.
Press Release - Juvenile Charged in Fatal Stabbing Death at Taylor Knights of Columbus Hall
Press Release - Juvenile Charged in Fatal Stabbing Death at Taylor Knights of Columbus Hall
Monday, July 15, 2019
Adult designated juvenile Gianfranco Delgado has been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing at a graduation party at a Knights of Columbus Hall in Taylor, MI.
News Updates - Week of July 7 - 13, 2019
News Updates - Week of July 7 - 13, 2019
Monday, July 15, 2019
Detroit Man Charged in Romulus Sexual Assault of Senior Woman; Detroit Man Charged with First Degree Murder in LGBTQ Killing; Detroit Man Charged in Non-Fatal Shooting of Two Adults and Assault on Two Children
Press Release - Two Detroit Men Charged with First Degree Murder & Carjacking in Killing of Gay Man
Press Release - Two Detroit Men Charged with First Degree Murder & Carjacking in Killing of Gay Man
Saturday, July 13, 2019
Anthony Brock and Darnell Wilson have been charged in the first degree murder, carjacking and unlawful imprisonment of a gay man who was found dead in the trunk of a burned car on the east side of Detroit.
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged with Murder, Assault and Felony Firearm in LGBTQ Killing
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged with Murder, Assault and Felony Firearm in LGBTQ Killing
Friday, July 12, 2019
Demetris Nelson has been charged in connection with the July 6, 2019 murder of two gay men during the course of an attempted robbery.
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Non-Fatal Shooting of Two Adults and Assault on Two Children
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Non-Fatal Shooting of Two Adults and Assault on Two Children
Friday, July 12, 2019
Daryl Michael Edwards has been charged in connection with the July 9, 2019 non-fatal shootings of two adults and assaults of two children on Mackenzie Street in Detroit.
Press Release - Detroit Woman Charged in Double Fatal Car Crash at Chalmers & Franklin Streets
Press Release - Detroit Woman Charged in Double Fatal Car Crash at Chalmers & Franklin Streets
Friday, July 12, 2019
Markia Pitts have been charged in connection with the July 9, 2019 car crash that killed a 34-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman from Detroit.
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Romulus Sexual Assault of Senior Woman
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Romulus Sexual Assault of Senior Woman
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Christopher Darnell Moore has been charged in connection with the June 30, 2019 sexual assault of a 67-year-old woman in her apartment building located on Wayne Road in Romulus, MI.
News Updates - Week of June 30 - July 6, 2019
News Updates - Week of June 30 - July 6, 2019
Monday, July 8, 2019
Southfield Man Charged in Gas Station Non-Fatal Shootings; Detroit Woman Charged in Dearborn Heights Vehicular Assault
Press Release - Detroit Woman Charged in Dearborn Heights Vehicular Assault
Press Release - Detroit Woman Charged in Dearborn Heights Vehicular Assault
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Ladonna Marie Boatwright has been charged in connection with the vehicular assault of a pregnant woman in a fast food parking lot in Dearborn Heights.
News Updates - Week of June 23 - 29, 2019
News Updates - Week of June 23 - 29, 2019
Monday, July 1, 2019
Sixty-One-Year-Old Twin Brothers Charged in Coney Island Assault; Two Detroiters Charged in University Place Murder; Charges Issue in Redford Homicide of Five-Year-Old Girl
Press Release - Southfield Man Charged in Gas Station Non-Fatal Shootings
Press Release - Southfield Man Charged in Gas Station Non-Fatal Shootings
Monday, July 1, 2019
Charles Anthony Philips has been charged in connection with the June 28, 2019 non-fatal shootings of a 13-year-old boy and an 23-year-old man at a gas station on Telegraph Road in Detroit.
Press Release - Charges Issue in Redford Homicide of Five-Year-Old Girl
Press Release - Charges Issue in Redford Homicide of Five-Year-Old Girl
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Michael Deshawn Lewis and Steffani Jones have been charged in connection with the fatal beating of Jones' five-year-old daughter.
Press Release - Sixty-One-Year-Old Twin Brothers Charged in Coney Island Assault
Press Release - Sixty-One-Year-Old Twin Brothers Charged in Coney Island Assault
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Dwight t. Samuels and Duane T. Samuels have been charged in connection with the June 19, 2019 attack of a 40-year-old customer at a coney island restaurant in the 15700 block of West Seven Mile Road.
Press Release - Two Detroiters Charged in University Place Murder
Press Release - Two Detroiters Charged in University Place Murder
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Dangelo Darnell Dukes and Dejah Diane Hogan, both of Detroit, have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Arthur Reed Boyle, 62, also of Detroit.
News Updates - Week of June 16 - 22, 2019
News Updates - Week of June 16 - 22, 2019
Monday, June 24, 2019
The Final Conference for Pittsburgh Controller Chelsa Wagner has been re-scheduled; Detroit Man Charged in Carlisle Street Fatal Beating; Deangelo Martin Preliminary Examination scheduled; Two Detroiters Charged in University Place Murder
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Carlisle Street Fatal Beating
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Carlisle Street Fatal Beating
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Andre Lamont Cockerham, Jr. has been charged in connection with the fatal beating of Andre Buford, 44, of Detroit.
News Updates - Week of June 9 - 15, 2019
News Updates - Week of June 9 - 15, 2019
Monday, June 17, 2019
Detroit Man Charged in Non-Fatal Stabbing and Sexual Assault of Woman; Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash with Teen on Mini Bike
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash with Teen on Mini Bike
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash with Teen on Mini Bike
Friday, June 14, 2019
Decarious Terrell Davis-O'Neal has been charged in connection with the June 12, 2019 fatal car crash that killed a 15-year-old Detroit male who was sitting on a mini-bike on a sidewalk in front of a house on Helen Street near Robinwood Street in Detroit.
News Updates - Week of June 2 - 8, 2019
News Updates - Week of June 2 - 8, 2019
Monday, June 10, 2019
Eastpointe Man Charged in Robbery and Fatal Shooting Over Cartier Glasses; Two DPD Sergeants Charged in 2018 Greektown Casino Parking Garage Incident; Detroit Man Charged in June 3rd Police Chase; Detroit Man Charged in Triple LGBTQ Killings
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Non-Fatal Stabbing and Sexual Assault of Woman
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Non-Fatal Stabbing and Sexual Assault of Woman
Monday, June 10, 2019
Deangelo Kenneth Martin has been charged in connection with the May 7, 2019 sexual assault and stabbing of a 26-year-old Detroit woman.
Press Release - Allen Park Man Charged in Taylor Carjacking, Robbery and Assault
Press Release - Allen Park Man Charged in Taylor Carjacking, Robbery and Assault
Friday, June 7, 2019
James Robert Farris has been charged in connection with the June 5, 2019 carjacking, armed robbery and assault of a 52-year-old Flat Rock woman.
Press Release - Garden City Man Charged in Fatal Shooting of Detroit Police Officer
Press Release - Garden City Man Charged in Fatal Shooting of Detroit Police Officer
Friday, June 7, 2019
Eddie Ray-Jr. Johnson has been charged in connection with the June 2, 2019 fatal shooting Detroit police officer Elaine Williams.
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged with Second Degree Murder & Other Charges in June 3rd Chase
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged with Second Degree Murder & Other Charges in June 3rd Chase
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Christopher Lee Cavin has been charged in connection with the June 3rd Detroit police chase that culminated in the fatal shooting of Kevin Daniel Pudick of Jackson, MI.
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged with First Degree Murder, Assault in Triple LGBTQ Killings
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged with First Degree Murder, Assault in Triple LGBTQ Killings
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Devon Robinson has been charged in connection with the May 25, 2019 killings of three members of Detroit's LGBTQ community.
Press Release - Two DPD Sergeants Charged in 2018 Greektown Parking Lot Incident
Press Release - Two DPD Sergeants Charged in 2018 Greektown Parking Lot Incident
Monday, June 3, 2019
Detroit Police Department Sergeant Raytheon Martin and Sergeant Lacell Rue have been charged in connection with the July 22, 2018 incident with a 26-year-old Detroit man in the lobby of the Greektown Casino parking garage.
News Updates - Week of May 26 - June 1, 2019
News Updates - Week of May 26 - June 1, 2019
Saturday, June 1, 2019
Detroit Man and Woman Charged in May 18th Police Shootings; Eastpointe Man Charged in Robbery and Fatal Shooting Over Cartier Glasses; Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Shooting of Cab Driver on Collingwood Street
May 31, 2019 - Wayne County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Jennifer Douglas Receives National Award
May 31, 2019 - Wayne County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Jennifer Douglas Receives National Award
Friday, May 31, 2019
The National Association of Prosecutor Coordinators (NAPC) has selected Wayne County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Jennifer Douglas as the recipient of its 2019 National Traffic Safety Prosecutor of the Year Award.
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Shooting of Cab Driver on Collingwood Street
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Shooting of Cab Driver on Collingwood Street
Friday, May 31, 2019
Curtis Johnson has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of cab driver Zainul Mohammad, of Hamtramck, on Collingwood Street in Detroit.
Press Release - Eastpointe Man Charged in Robbery and Fatal Shooting Over Cartier Glasses
Press Release - Eastpointe Man Charged in Robbery and Fatal Shooting Over Cartier Glasses
Friday, May 31, 2019
Mario Martinze Buthia has been charged in connection with the May 25, 2019 robbery and fatal shooting of Latae'o Nathan Garrett at a gas station on East Seven Mile Road.
News Updates - Week of May 19 - 25, 2019
News Updates - Week of May 19 - 25, 2019
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Virgil Smith Pre-Trial Scheduled for June 7, 2019; Detroit Man Charged in Homicide of Woman Discovered in Dumpster; Pittsburgh Comptroller Chelsa Wagner has June 19, 2019 Final Conference; Detroit Man Charged in Sexual Assault of Juvenile
Press Release - Detroit Man and Woman Charged in May 18th Police Shootings
Press Release - Detroit Man and Woman Charged in May 18th Police Shootings
Friday, May 24, 2019
Deantrae Corey Oneal has been charged in connection with the May 18, 2019 shooting and wounding of two Detroit Police officers and injuring a third officer.
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Sexual Assault of Juvenile
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Sexual Assault of Juvenile
Friday, May 24, 2019
Ali Sleiman Kdouh has been charged in connection with the May 22, 2019 sexual assault of a Detroit juvenile male who was walking to school.
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Meyers Street Fatal Shooting
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Meyers Street Fatal Shooting
Thursday, May 23, 2019
John I. Ishman has been charged in the May 20, 2019 fatal shooting of Maurice Postell on Meyers Street in Detroit.
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Homicide of Woman Discovered in Dumpster
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Homicide of Woman Discovered in Dumpster
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
James Quill Cockerham has been charged in connection with the homicide of Elizabeth Candice-Nicole Laird that occurred in the 1600 block of Robert Bradby Drive in Detroit.
News Updates - Week of May 12 - 18, 2019
News Updates - Week of May 12 - 18, 2019
Monday, May 20, 2019
Mark Lin Bessner sentenced in fatal ATV crash; Seventeen-Year-Old Charged in Fatal Car Crash; Farmington Man Charged in Greektown Shooting; Detroit Duo Charged in Carjacking and Armed Robbery Spree; Highland Park Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash
Press Release - Highland Park Man Charged in Seven Mile & Coyle Street Fatal Car Crash
Press Release - Highland Park Man Charged in Seven Mile & Coyle Street Fatal Car Crash
Friday, May 17, 2019
Allivas Dondi Kyles has been charged in connection with the fatal car crash that killed Sherman Wright and Eugenia Frison at West Seven Mile Road and Coyle Street in Detroit.
Press Release - Detroit Duo Charged in Carjacking and Armed Robbery Spree
Press Release - Detroit Duo Charged in Carjacking and Armed Robbery Spree
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Maruis Edward Robinson and Kevin Terrell Edwards have been charged in connection with a string of carjackings and armed robberies that occurred between May 9, 2019 and May 13, 2019 in Detroit.
Press Release - Farmington Man Charged in Greektown Shooting
Press Release - Farmington Man Charged in Greektown Shooting
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Delano Rayshaun Ward has been charged in connection with the May 5, 2019 shooting that injured three adult males in Greektown.
News Updates - Week of May 5 - 11, 2019
News Updates - Week of May 5 - 11, 2019
Monday, May 13, 2019
Detroit Man Charged in Sexual Assault of 25-Year-Old Woman; Melvindale Police Sergeant Charged with Assault and Willful Neglect of Duty; Detroit Man Charged in Non-Fatal Shooting near Grand Circus Park; Seventeen-Year-Old Charged in Fatal Car Crash
Press Release - Seventeen-Year-Old Charged in Fatal Car Crash
Press Release - Seventeen-Year-Old Charged in Fatal Car Crash
Monday, May 13, 2019
Micaiah Carlin Minor has been charged in connection with the fatal car crash that killed a 64-year-old man in Van Buren Township.
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Non-Fatal Shooting Near Grand Circus Park
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Non-Fatal Shooting Near Grand Circus Park
Friday, May 10, 2019
Richard Lee-Jose Allen has been charged in connection with the non-fatal shooting and vehicular assault of a Grosse Pointe, MI man.
Press Release - Melvindale Police Sergeant Charged with Assault and Willful Neglect of Duty
Press Release - Melvindale Police Sergeant Charged with Assault and Willful Neglect of Duty
Monday, May 6, 2019
Matthew Lawrence Furman has been charged in connection with an encounter with an intoxicated adult male.
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Sexual Assault of 25-Year-Old Woman
Press Release - Detroit Man Charged in Sexual Assault of 25-Year-Old Woman
Monday, May 6, 2019
Alfred Hatchett has been charged in connection with the kidnapping and sexual assault of a woman waiting for her sister in a car in a parking lot in the 17200 block of West McNichols.
News Updates - Week of April 28 - May 4, 2019
News Updates - Week of April 28 - May 4, 2019
Monday, May 6, 2019
Adult Designated Juvenile Charged in Fatal Shooting; Sixteen-Year-Old Male Charged as a Juvenile with Criminal Sexual Conduct Third Degree; Detroit Man Charged in Sexual Assault of a Minor; Detroit man Charged in Fatal Shooting of His Father
Press Release - May 3, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Shooting of His Father
Press Release - May 3, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Shooting of His Father
Friday, May 3, 2019
Alton Durand Lyons has been charged in the May 1, 2019 fatal shooting of his father and the non-fatal shooting of his mother.
Press Release - May 2, 2019
Press Release - May 2, 2019
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Warrant Request for Detroit Fatal Shooting at Hayes and Fordham Denied - The Shooter Acted in Lawful Self-Defense
Press Release - May 2, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in Sexual Assault of a Minor
Press Release - May 2, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in Sexual Assault of a Minor
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Prince James Lewis has been charged in connection with the sexual assault of a 14-year-old female minor.
Press Release-May 1, 2019-Sixteen-Year-Old Male Charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct Third Degree
Press Release-May 1, 2019-Sixteen-Year-Old Male Charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct Third Degree
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Sixteen-Year-Old Detroit male charged as a Juvenile in Third Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct case.
Press Release - April 29, 2019 - Adult Designated Juvenile Charged in Fatal Shooting
Press Release - April 29, 2019 - Adult Designated Juvenile Charged in Fatal Shooting
Monday, April 29, 2019
Adult designated juvenile Demar Keyan Pernell has been charged in connection with the April 16, 2019 fatal shooting of a 20-year-old Detroit man.
Press Release - April 29, 2019
Press Release - April 29, 2019
Monday, April 29, 2019
Statement of Prosecutor Worthy on the Passing of Judge Damon Keith
News Updates - Week of April 21 - 27, 2019
News Updates - Week of April 21 - 27, 2019
Monday, April 29, 2019
Charges Denied Against DFA President Michael Nevin; Mother and Son Charged in 2016 Detroit Murder Case; Scott Fraser Porter Charged in Livonia Home Invasion; Dearborn Heights Councilman Charged in Dispute with Neighbor
Press Release - April 26, 2019 - Dearborn Heights Councilman and Neighbor Charged in Dispute
Press Release - April 26, 2019 - Dearborn Heights Councilman and Neighbor Charged in Dispute
Friday, April 26, 2019
Dearborn Heights Councilman Raymond Muscat and his next door neighbor, Nicholas Diedo, have been charged in a disputed that occurred in December 2018.
Press Release - April 23, 2019 - Scott Fraser Porter Charged in Livonia Home Invasion
Press Release - April 23, 2019 - Scott Fraser Porter Charged in Livonia Home Invasion
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Scott Fraser Porter has been charged in connection with a home invasion in Livonia.
Press Release - April 23, 2019 - Mother and Son Charged in 2016 Detroit Murder Case
Press Release - April 23, 2019 - Mother and Son Charged in 2016 Detroit Murder Case
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Beatrice Flint-Tennyson and her son, Delbert Flint, have been charged in connection with the murder of Darvin Tennyson of Farmington Hills. Mr. Tennyson was the husband of Mrs. Flint-Tennyson and the step-father to Delbert Flint.
Press Release - April 23, 2019 - Charges Denied Against DFA President Michael Nevin
Press Release - April 23, 2019 - Charges Denied Against DFA President Michael Nevin
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
The warrant request against Captain Michael Nevin has been denied.
Press Release - April 22, 2019 - Redford Teen Charged With Accosting of Three-Year-Old Boy
Press Release - April 22, 2019 - Redford Teen Charged With Accosting of Three-Year-Old Boy
Monday, April 22, 2019
Seventeen-year-old Timothy Anthony-Gabouri Austin has been charged in connection with the accosting of a three-year-old toddler boy in Redford Township.
News Updates - Week of April 14 - 20, 2019
News Updates - Week of April 14 - 20, 2019
Monday, April 22, 2019
Detroit Woman Charged with Filing a False Report of a Child Abduction, Daniel Scott Michalak Sentenced in MGM Grand Homicide; Jury Finds Mark Lin Bessner Guilty in Teen ATV Death; Detroiters Charged with Shooting at ATF Agents
Press Release - April 18, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in Winston Street Homicide
Press Release - April 18, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in Winston Street Homicide
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Chazmun Raphael Conley has been charged in connection with the homicide that occurred in the 20000 block of Winston in Detroit.
Press Release - April 18, 2019 - Man Charged in Clair Street Fatal Shooting in Inkster
Press Release - April 18, 2019 - Man Charged in Clair Street Fatal Shooting in Inkster
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Johtez Zyair Hoskins has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Darian Oneal in a home on Clair Street in Inkster.
Press Release - April 18, 2019 - Detroiters Charged with Shooting at ATF Agents
Press Release - April 18, 2019 - Detroiters Charged with Shooting at ATF Agents
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Kevin Keshawn Young, Damesha Latay Few and Aaron Marquis Shooks have been charged with opening fire on two Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Agents.
Press Release - April 18, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash at Puritan and Lindsay
Press Release - April 18, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash at Puritan and Lindsay
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Malcolm Lewis Davis has been charged in connection with the fatal hit and run that killed a motorcyclist.
New Updates - Week of April 7 - 13, 2019
New Updates - Week of April 7 - 13, 2019
Monday, April 15, 2019
Prosecutor Worthy's Statement Regarding New Information in the Terrance Kellom Case; Opening Statements in Defendant Mark Lin Bessner Case; Livonia Man Charged in Murder-For-Hire
Press Release - April 15, 2019 - Detroit Woman Charged with Filing a False Report of Child Abduction
Press Release - April 15, 2019 - Detroit Woman Charged with Filing a False Report of Child Abduction
Monday, April 15, 2019
Domanique Marie Rezende has been charged in connection with filing a false report of a child abduction at the time of a car theft on Joy Road.
Press Release - April 12, 2019 - Livonia Man Charged in Murder-For-Hire
Press Release - April 12, 2019 - Livonia Man Charged in Murder-For-Hire
Friday, April 12, 2019
Scott Fraser Porter has been charged in connection with a solicitation to murder.
Press Release - April 6, 2019 - Two Medics Assaulted by Detroit Man While Rendering Aid to Him
Press Release - April 6, 2019 - Two Medics Assaulted by Detroit Man While Rendering Aid to Him
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Andre Maxwell has been charged in connection with assaults of two first responding EMTs and the unlawful driving away of their EMS truck.
News Updates - Week of March 31, - April 6, 2019
News Updates - Week of March 31, - April 6, 2019
Monday, April 8, 2019
Wayne County Special Victims Unit Staff Awarded Scholarship to Attend National Training Conference on Violent Crimes Against Women; Detroit Man Charged in Midtown Non-Fatal Shooting
Press Release - April 5, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in Midtown Non-Fatal Shooting
Press Release - April 5, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in Midtown Non-Fatal Shooting
Friday, April 5, 2019
Trevaun Marquise Pearson has been charged in connection with the non-fatal shooting that occurred on Woodward Avenue near Selden in Midtown Detroit.
News Updates - Week of March 24 - 30, 2019
News Updates - Week of March 24 - 30, 2019
Sunday, March 31, 2019
Detroit Woman Assaulted After Car Crash; Detroit Man Charged in Apartment Building Arson; Statement of Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy Regarding Jose Antonio Lopez Bond
Press Release - March 28, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in Apartment Building Arson
Press Release - March 28, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in Apartment Building Arson
Thursday, March 28, 2019
James Bishop Craft, III has been charged in connection with the arson that occurred at an occupied apartment building in the 12200 block of Schaefer in Detroit.
Press Release - March 28, 2019
Press Release - March 28, 2019
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Statement of Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy Regarding the Jose Antonio Lopez Bond
Press Release - March 27, 2019 - Detroit Woman Assaulted After Car Crash
Press Release - March 27, 2019 - Detroit Woman Assaulted After Car Crash
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Laticqua Larae Kinney has been charged in connection with an assault that followed a car crash that occurred on Linwood near West Boston Avenue in Detroit.
News Updates - Week of March 17 - 23, 2019
News Updates - Week of March 17 - 23, 2019
Monday, March 25, 2019
Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash; Detroit Juvenile Faces Weapons Charges; Pittsburgh Controller Chelsa Wagner and Husband Khari Mosley Charged in Altercation with Detroit Police Officers
Press Release - March 21, 2019 - National Crime Victims' Rights Week is Coming
Press Release - March 21, 2019 - National Crime Victims' Rights Week is Coming
Thursday, March 21, 2019
National Crime Victims' Rights Week is April 7 - 13, 2019. This year's theme is Honoring Our Past, Creating Hope for the Future. Please see the attached Schedule of Events flyers.
Press Release - March 21, 2019 - Brothers Charged in Robbery & Fatal Shooting on Seven Mile
Press Release - March 21, 2019 - Brothers Charged in Robbery & Fatal Shooting on Seven Mile
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Korie Trimble and DeCarlos Trimble have been charged in connection with the robbery and fatal shooting that occurred on Seven Mile Road and Harlow in Detroit.
Press Release - March 20, 2019 - Detroit Juvenile Faces Weapons Charges
Press Release - March 20, 2019 - Detroit Juvenile Faces Weapons Charges
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
A 15-year-old male juvenile has been charged in connection with an attempt to carry a weapon into Mumford High School.
Press Release - March 20, 2019 - Chelsa Wagner and Husband Khari Mosley Charged in Altercation
Press Release - March 20, 2019 - Chelsa Wagner and Husband Khari Mosley Charged in Altercation
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Pittsburgh Controller Chelsa Wagner and her husband Khari Mosley have been charged in connection with the March 6, 2019 altercation with Detroit Police Officers that occurred at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit.
Press Release - March 19, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash
Press Release - March 19, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
JC Deandrey Hogan has been charged in connection with the March 16, 2019 fatal car crash that killed 62-year-old Gregory Anderson.
News Updates - Week of March 10 - 16, 2019
News Updates - Week of March 10 - 16, 2019
Monday, March 18, 2019
Detroit Man Charged with Possessing Fighting Dogs and Animal Cruelty; Detroit Duo Charged in Auto Thefts; Albert Weathers Preliminary Exam to Continue on March 29, 2019; Harper Woods Woman Charged in Fatal Shooting
Press Release - March 13, 2019 - Harper Woods Woman Charged in Fatal Shooting
Press Release - March 13, 2019 - Harper Woods Woman Charged in Fatal Shooting
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Nija Monet Starke has been charged in the fatal shooing of Eugene Jones, Jr. that occurred in the 21400 block of Kingsville in Harper Woods, MI.
Press Release - March 11, 2019 - Detroit Duo Charged in Auto Thefts
Press Release - March 11, 2019 - Detroit Duo Charged in Auto Thefts
Monday, March 11, 2019
Rodil Roberto Johnson-Smith and Coriante Dewayne Harras have been charged in connection with the theft and unlawful driving away of two vehicles in Detroit.
Press Release - March 11, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged with Possessing Fighting Dogs & Animal Cruelty
Press Release - March 11, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged with Possessing Fighting Dogs & Animal Cruelty
Monday, March 11, 2019
Julian Akyan has been charged after an investigation recovered approximately 30 dogs with bite trauma and injuries, consistent with dog fighting, from four properties in Detroit that were connected to the defendant.
News Updates - Week of March 3 - 9, 2019
News Updates - Week of March 3 - 9, 2019
Monday, March 11, 2019
Southgate Teen Charged in False Report of a Traffic Stop; Desmond Robinson Sentenced in Fatal Hit-and-Run of Wayne County Sheriff Sergeant Lee Smith; Detroit Man Charged in Dearborn Fatal Shooting; Detroit Man Charged in I-94 Road Rage Incident
Press Release - March 8, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in I-94 Road Rage Incident
Press Release - March 8, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in I-94 Road Rage Incident
Friday, March 8, 2019
Demetrius Deshawn Butler has been charged in connection with the March 7, 2019 road rage incident that occurred on westbound I-94 near Merriman Road in Romulus, MI.
Press Release - March 8, 2019 - Man Sentenced to 18-20 Years in Prison for Murder of Detroit Gay Man
Press Release - March 8, 2019 - Man Sentenced to 18-20 Years in Prison for Murder of Detroit Gay Man
Friday, March 8, 2019
Hameer Alkotait has been sentenced to 18 - 20 years in prison for the 2013 murder of a Detroit gay man.
Press Release - March 7, 2019 - Sixteen-Year-Old Juvenile Charged in Dearborn Heights Homicide
Press Release - March 7, 2019 - Sixteen-Year-Old Juvenile Charged in Dearborn Heights Homicide
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Sixteen-year-old Adult Designated Juvenile Daylon Jamar Wooten has been charged in the February 26, 2019 homicide of a 17-year-old Inkster man in Dearborn Heights, MI.
Press Release - March 5, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in Dearborn Fatal Shooting
Press Release - March 5, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in Dearborn Fatal Shooting
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Allen Michael Sherrill Has been charged in connection with the March 1, 2019 fatal shooting that occurred in the 17600 block of Michigan Avenue in Dearborn.
Press Release - March 5, 2019 - Southgate Teen Charged in False Report of a Traffic Stop
Press Release - March 5, 2019 - Southgate Teen Charged in False Report of a Traffic Stop
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Faith Kathleen Gentry has been charged with filing a false report of a misdemeanor to the Southgate Police Department.
News Updates - Week of February 24 - March 2, 2019
News Updates - Week of February 24 - March 2, 2019
Monday, March 4, 2019
Waterford Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash; Westland Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash; Detroit Man Charged in Kidnapping of Five-Year-Old Girl
Press Release - February 27, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in Kidnapping of Five-Year-Old Girl
Press Release - February 27, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in Kidnapping of Five-Year-Old Girl
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Fernando San-Miguel has been charged in connection with the kidnapping of a five-year-old girl from her backyard at her home on Wheelock Street in Detroit.
Press Release - February 26, 2019 - Westland Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash
Press Release - February 26, 2019 - Westland Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
John Henry Johnson, III has been charged in connection with the fatal car crash that killed his 24-year-old passenger in the 8600 block of Puritan Avenue near Wisconsin Street.
Press Release - February 25, 2019 - Waterford Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash
Press Release - February 25, 2019 - Waterford Man Charged in Fatal Car Crash
Monday, February 25, 2019
Michael Blakeman has been charged in connection with the fatal car crash that killed his new wife, Angelina Melnikova-Blakeman.
News Updates - Week of February 17 - 23, 2019
News Updates - Week of February 17 - 23, 2019
Monday, February 25, 2019
Downriver Defendants Charged in Animal Abuse Case; New Court Date in Mateen Cleaves Case; Off-Duty Detroit Police Officer Charged in Non-Fatal Shooting Incident at Wedding Reception
Press Release - February 22, 2019 - Off-Duty Detroit P.O. Charged in Wedding Reception Shooting
Press Release - February 22, 2019 - Off-Duty Detroit P.O. Charged in Wedding Reception Shooting
Friday, February 22, 2019
Off-duty Detroit police officer Diamond Greenwood and her brother, Terry Dawayne Catchings have been charged in connection with a non-fatal shooting incident that occurred during a wedding reception.
Press Release - February 19, 2019 - Downriver Defendants Charged in Animal Abuse Case
Press Release - February 19, 2019 - Downriver Defendants Charged in Animal Abuse Case
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
David Scott McMurtrie, Kayli Lynn Sparks and David Squire Bowling have been charged in connection with the recovery of 17 emaciated, sick and neglected dogs found in a truck outside of a residence in Ecorse, MI.
News Updates - Week of February 10 - 16, 2019
News Updates - Week of February 10 - 16, 2019
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Jury Found Aubrey Stanley and Arthur Stanley Guilty as Charged; Detroit Mn Charged in LaSalle Boulevard Homicide
Press Release - February 14, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in LaSalle Boulevard Homicide
Press Release - February 14, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in LaSalle Boulevard Homicide
Thursday, February 14, 2019
David Calvin Moore has been charged in connection with the February 6, 2019 fatal shooting of 64-year-old Willie Ray Pittman, Jr, that occurred on LaSalle Boulevard in Detroit.
News Updates - Week of February 3 - 9, 2019
News Updates - Week of February 3 - 9, 2019
Monday, February 11, 2019
Detroit Man Charged in School Bus Driver Assault and Robbery; Detroit Man Charged in Sexual Assault of 11-Year-Old Girl; Statement of Prosecutor Worthy on the Passing of Congressman John Dingell
Press Release - February  8, 2019 - Prosecutor Worthy on the Passing of Congressman John Dingell
Press Release - February 8, 2019 - Prosecutor Worthy on the Passing of Congressman John Dingell
Friday, February 8, 2019
'America and Michigan have lost a legend, a visionary, an extraordinary lawmaker, friend and irreplaceable icon. ...'
Press Release - February 7, 2019 - Plan Aims to Increase Retention, Add Attorneys at WCPO
Press Release - February 7, 2019 - Plan Aims to Increase Retention, Add Attorneys at WCPO
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans and Prosecutor Kym Worthy applauded the County Commission for approving a $1.5 million retention plan.
Press Release - February 7, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in Sexual Assault of 11-Year-Old Girl
Press Release - February 7, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in Sexual Assault of 11-Year-Old Girl
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Darrell Lee Harris has been charged in connection with two separate criminal sexual assaults of an 11-year-old girl.
Press Release - February 5, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in School Bus Driver Assault and Robbery
Press Release - February 5, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in School Bus Driver Assault and Robbery
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Reshawn Clark, also known as Reshaun Lamar Clark, has been charged in connection with the assault and unarmed robbery of a 63-year-old man who was driving a school bus in front of children riding in it.
News Updates - Week of January 27 - February 2, 2019
News Updates - Week of January 27 - February 2, 2019
Monday, February 4, 2019
Two Charged in Barricaded Gunman Incident on Varjo Street; Third Precinct Commander Charged in Alcohol Related Car Incident; Albert Weathers Preliminary Exam date Changed; Detroit Man Charged in Southfield Freeway Fatal Shooting
Press Release - February 1, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in Southfield Freeway Fatal Shooting
Press Release - February 1, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in Southfield Freeway Fatal Shooting
Friday, February 1, 2019
Derrick Devon Durham has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of three-year-old Christian Miller on the Southfield Freeway in Detroit.
Press Release - January 30, 2019 - Third Precinct Commander Charged in Alcohol Car Related Incident
Press Release - January 30, 2019 - Third Precinct Commander Charged in Alcohol Car Related Incident
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Detroit Police Department Third Precinct Commander Johnny Alfred Thomas has been charged in connection with an alcohol related car incident that occurred at Mack and St. Antoine in Detroit.
Press Release - January 29, 2019 - Two Charged in Barricaded Gunman Incident on Varjo Street
Press Release - January 29, 2019 - Two Charged in Barricaded Gunman Incident on Varjo Street
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Deandre Hayes and Danyell Harris have been charged in connection with an incident involving a Detroit cab driver that escalated to a barricaded gunman situation.
News Updates - Week of January 20 - 26, 2019
News Updates - Week of January 20 - 26, 2019
Monday, January 28, 2019
Detroit Man Charged in Non-Fatal Shooting at Domino's Pizza; WCPO Denies Inkster Homicide Warrant; Second WCPO Town Hall Meeting Cancelled Due to Inclement Weather
Press Release - January 23, 2019 - WCPO Denies Inkster Homicide Warrant
Press Release - January 23, 2019 - WCPO Denies Inkster Homicide Warrant
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
WCPO has denied a homicide warrant in connection with the fatal shooting at a gas station on Michigan Avenue in Inkster.
Press Release - January 22, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in Non-Fatal Shooting at Dominos Pizza
Press Release - January 22, 2019 - Detroit Man Charged in Non-Fatal Shooting at Dominos Pizza
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Devante Algin Norfleet has been charged with firing a weapon through the front window of a Domino's Pizza located on West McNichols in Detroit.
Press Release - January 22, 2019 - Five People Charged in Harper Woods Carjacking
Press Release - January 22, 2019 - Five People Charged in Harper Woods Carjacking
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Dominique Mickeal-Yvette Cooper, Sirentiee Zacara Brown, Maurice Houston Vernon, Omari Dujuan Lloyd and Angel Marie Schultz have been charged in the Harper Woods carjacking of an 18-year-old woman and her 16-year-old friend.
News Updates - Week of January 13 - 19, 2018
News Updates - Week of January 13 - 19, 2018
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Sentencing for Timothy Eubanks adjourned until January 31, 2019; Wayne County Prosecutor to Hold Second Town Hall Meeting; Two Downriver Men Charged in Brownstown Township Fatal Beating; Five People Charged in Harper Woods Carjacking
Press Release - January 17, 2019 - Two Downriver Men Charged in Brownstown Township Fatal Beating
Press Release - January 17, 2019 - Two Downriver Men Charged in Brownstown Township Fatal Beating
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Rickey Dale Richett and Damian Antony Willingham have been charged in the fatal beating of a 50-year-old Battle Creek man in the parking lot of a Brownstown Township bar.
Press Release - January 15, 2019
Press Release - January 15, 2019
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Statement of Prosecutor Kym Worthy on the Appointment of Michigan Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud
Press Release - January 15, 2019 - Prosecutor Worthy to Hold Second Town Hall Meeting
Press Release - January 15, 2019 - Prosecutor Worthy to Hold Second Town Hall Meeting
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy invites citizens from Detroit Precincts 5, 7, 9 and 11 to a Town Hall Meeting. Please see the attached flyer and press release.
News Updates - Week of January 6 - 12, 2019
News Updates - Week of January 6 - 12, 2019
Monday, January 14, 2019
Wilburt Thomas pled guilty to charges connected to the fatal car crash on I-94 that killed his seven-year-old daughter; James Fleming referred for competency in the senior citizen housing homicide; Juvenile Charged in Assault on Cody High School Teacher
Press Release - January 11, 2019 - Juvenile Charged in Assault on Cody High School Teacher
Press Release - January 11, 2019 - Juvenile Charged in Assault on Cody High School Teacher
Friday, January 11, 2019
A 14-year-old male student has been charged in connection with the assault and battery of a 63-year-old Cody High School teacher.
Press Release - January 10, 2019 - WCPO Conviction Integrity Unit Has Dismissed Two Cases
Press Release - January 10, 2019 - WCPO Conviction Integrity Unit Has Dismissed Two Cases
Thursday, January 10, 2019
Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Kelly Ramsey has dismissed the cases against Kevin Lackey and Michael Powels.
News Updates - Week of January 1 - 5, 2019
News Updates - Week of January 1 - 5, 2019
Monday, January 7, 2019
The Preliminary Exam in the pedestrian crash killing retired Sterling Heights Police Sergeant Daryl Brown has been rescheduled; Jason Malinas sentenced in carjacking and robbery of 89-year-old woman; Prosecutor Worthy's Statement on the Flint Water Crisis
2019 January 7 - Statement of Prosecutor Kym Worthy on the Flint Water Crisis Cases
2019 January 7 - Statement of Prosecutor Kym Worthy on the Flint Water Crisis Cases
Monday, January 7, 2019
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has asked the Wayne County Prosecutors Office (WCPO) to do an independent evaluation of the Flint Water criminal cases. A decision will be made at a later time addressing what entity will continue these prosecutions.