Aggressive Criminal Defense Blog

Pizza Delivery Driver Robber Arraigned Following a recent arraignment, 16-year-old Royce Xavier Ryan is now facing a felony count of armed robbery, for which he will be charged as an adult. Ryan’s charges come as a result of his alleged participation in a recent armed robbery that took place at the Motel 6 on South […]

DEA Makes Drug Classification Change Late last month, the Drug Enforcement Administration ruled that hydrocodone combination products will change from a Schedule 3 classification to Schedule 2. This will become effective on October 6, 2014. Commonly, these drugs are a mixture of acetaminophen and hydrocodone. Some examples include “Norco” and “Lortab” tablets. However, this applies […]

Stand-off with Police Ends in Arrest Douglas William Howay, a 57-year-old man from Ossineke, is facing very serious felony charges after he allegedly attempted to assault members of his own family with weapons and then engaged police officers in an armed standoff that lasted through the night. According to the testimony of his relatives, they […]

Malicious Destruction Results in Arrests While most people use herbicide to rid their yards of those pesky weeds that pop up uninvited in their flower beds, one mother and daughter duo were recently arraigned on criminal charges for using weed killer for a different, and some say malicious, purpose. Julie A. Baumgartner, a 50-year-old resident […]

Defendant to take 2nd Psychiatric Exam Welton D. Pulliam, the young Saginaw man who is facing first degree criminal sexual conduct charges for raping a woman who he has known since they were children together, will now be undergoing a second psychiatric exam. On Thursday, September 11th, Saginaw County Circuit Judge James T. Borchard conducted an […]

Lansing High School Student Charged According to Ingham County Prosecutor, Stuart Dunnings, a Lansing Eastern High School student has been charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct and unlawful imprisonment. Although only 17-years-old, he is being charged as an adult. Edward Darien Jackson, known as E.J. to his friends and family, is a senior and star […]

Police Arrest 3 Teens  While the hazards of being a pizza delivery person are widely known to include verbal harassment and poor if any tips, it isn’t common to be robbed at gunpoint while delivering pizza. However, the police have recently arrested three teenagers suspected of robbing several pizza delivery drivers in what is being […]

“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” After much success with the previous statewide drunk driving crackdown, Michigan law enforcement has decided to kick off a new campaign – “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” – which began on Friday August 15th and doesn’t end until September 1st. This particular campaign involves law enforcement personnel from […]

The Verdict Is In Theodore Wafer, the 55-year-old Dearborn Heights man who shot Renisha McBride in the face through his screen door at 4 am, has been convicted of second degree murder by a 12 person jury. Wafer woke in the early hours of the morning to the sound of violent pounding on his front […]

 Wafer / McBride Trial Continues On Monday morning the front porch murder trial of Theodore Wafer resumed with Michigan State Police Detective Lt. David Balash retaking the stand for the defense. Balash, who is a gun and crime scene expert, testified that it was without a doubt that Wafer’s gun had fired the bullet from […]