Aggressive Criminal Defense Blog

Flint District Judge William Crawford has determined that there is sufficient evidence to bind Curtis Douglas Lee II over for trial because he caused a fatal accident that resulted in the death of a civilian and the injury of a Michigan State Trooper.

Joshua Lucas Runnels, the 21-year-old resident of Baldwin who police say killed one friend and injured another as a result of a drunken and reckless driving accident, appeared in the Kent County District Court on Wednesday, October 1st.

Stephanie Terpening, the band director for St Ignace High School, is facing criminal charges for allegedly growing and selling marijuana, along with other drug related charges. Not many details have been released about the events that led to Terpening’s arrest. Media sources were told that police pulled a man over on several felony warrants, and […]

24-year-old Christopher J. Obermiller and his girlfriend, 23-year-old Tara L. Schupback have both been sentenced to serve jail time for smuggling heroin into the Bay County Jail. The pair accepted plea deals back in August, when Obermiller pleaded guilty to conspiracy to furnish contraband to a prisoner, which is a felony, and Schupback pleaded guilty […]

While the Detroit Police acknowledge that the case was “horrifying”, it appears that the owner of the dogs who mauled 50-year-old Steve Constantine on Detroit’s Eastside on October 2nd will not be facing criminal charges.

Dawn Marie Hahn, the 44-year-old mother who is currently facing multiple felony charges for the production and sale of methamphetamines, recently accepted a plea deal.  She will be testifying against her husband in return for the dismissal of certain felony charges.

On July 24th, somewhere around 5 pm, 14-year-old April Millsap walked out of her family home in order to walk her dog on a nearby trail. She never came home. Hours later her dog led people to her body, recovered lying in a ditch, about 20 feet away from the very trail she had intended […]

Bay County Ponzi Scheme Update Bay County District Judge Dawn A. Kilda, after taking some time to review arguments made by both defense and prosecuting attorneys, has decided that sufficient evidence exists for the case of Joel Wilson to go to trial. Wilson is accused of operating a Ponzi scheme in the Bay Area that […]

Detroit Officer Who Shot Young Girl Faces Only Misdemeanor In May of 2010, a high school senior from Detroit’s east side was shot and killed. Officers from the Detroit Police Department quickly identified a suspect and were granted a warrant for the property where they believed he was hiding in order to evade capture and […]

Jury Duty Scam Targets Elderly Recently, the elderly of Warren have been targeted for a scam related to jury duty. A caller pretending to be a police officer demanded money from senior citizens for missing jury duty. The consequence for ignoring the request and not paying the fine would be an arrest. The Macomb county […]