Michigan Crime
Trial adjourned for 81-year-old man accused of killing MSP trooper in crash
An octogenarian man accused of killing a Michigan State Police trooper in a crash on Interstate 75 has to wait a while longer before he faces a jury.
Man accused of homicide near WMU pleads guilty to manslaughter on day trial set to begin
Michael Deraz Goldman, 32, pleaded guilty Tuesday, July 23, to one count of manslaughter as a third habitual offender.
Portage man gets 55 years in prison for killing former youth football teammate
The defense claims the jury got it wrong, and says a polygraph test proves the actual shooter was somebody else from the car.
Man found with bomb in car sentenced to jail after guilty plea
After arresting him, troopers searched his vehicle and found a pipe bomb inside.
Death of woman found in rural culvert preliminarily consistent with homicide
A man is charged with mutilation and disinterment of a dead body. The Washtenaw County medical examiner’s report has not been finalized, and the death is still under investigation, an assistant prosecutor said.
Thirteen years later, mother renews plea for info about hit-and-run death of daughter
Alexandria Castanon was 22 years old on July 23, 2011, when she was hit and killed by a vehicle while walking down Center Road near Richfield Road in Genesee Township.
Second suspect pleads guilty to killing man, hiding body in Flint
Both Ike-Browning and Castilleja are scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 5 by Genesee County Circuit Court Judge Mark W. Latchana.
Police seek information on driver who hit family of 4, drove away in Livingston County
Anyone with information is asked to contact Livingston County Sheriff's Department Deputy Bryan Uzoni at 517-546-2440, Ext. 4842.
Saginaw Township woman pleads to reckless driving in death of 2 motorcyclists
The 22-year-old woman pleaded to a misdemeanor.
Police checking on suspicious vehicle find felon with sawed-off shotgun, drugs
Possession of a sawed-off shotgun and being a felon in possession of a weapon are punishable by up to five years in prison.
Wrong-way driver on I-69 suffers life-threatening injuries
The crash remains under investigation by the St. Clair County Accident Investigation Team.
‘You can’t blame this on alcohol,’ judge tells Bay City man who went on racist tirade
The conviction stems from an incident that occurred Oct. 24 in the 300 block of McGraw Street.
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