Aggressive Criminal Defense Blog

Former EMU Football Player sentenced under Holmes Youthful Trainee Act A 21-year-old former Eastern Michigan University football player recently took a plea and was sentenced under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act (HYTA) to one year of probation. Upon successful completion, Kirkland Bryant’s record will be expunged. Bryant was originally charged with four counts of possessing […]

Ricard Taylor Awaiting Competency Evaluation Ricard Taylor, the gunman who is accused of the two fatal shootings that caused such shock and grief in both Lansing and East Lansing last week, will be evaluated to determine whether or not he is competent to stand trial. Taylor appeared via closed circuit video from the Ingham County […]

Mother of Convicted Killer Pleads No Contest On May 6, 2014, Tammi Lynne Spofford pleaded no contest to accessory after the fact in the killing of Michigan State Police Trooper Paul K. Butterfield. The original incident took place on September 9, 2013, when her son, Eric Knysz, shot and killed Butterfield. Spofford was accused of […]

Many Michigan Cities Reviewing Current Marijuana Laws In February of this year, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled unanimously that local officials are forbidden to outlaw the use of medical marijuana within their municipalities. Many cities and townships had already legalized medical marijuana use within their communities. Those that have not will need to look again […]

Joel Wilson Arraigned On Multiple Felonies Joel Wilson, the Michigan man accused of swindling millions of investor dollars in a Ponzi scheme, was recently extradited from Germany on multiple felony charges. On Friday of last week, Wilson appeared before Bay County District Judge Dawn A. Klida via closed circuit video from the Bay County Jail […]

Three Teenagers Arrested & Charged  Three teenaged boys have been arrested and charged in connection with a series of mailbox bombings that occurred recently in Muskegon County, MI. Alec Arthur Curow, a 17-year-old resident of Muskegon, Jacob Tyler, an 18-year-old, and his 15-year-old brother Brendan Tyler, both of Whitehall, have been arrested and charged with […]

Final Arrest Made in Inter-state Heroin Trafficking Operation The final person said to be involved in an inter-state heroin trafficking ring based out of Detroit, has been arrested and is in custody. Kevin Perino Foy Jr., of Detroit, MI was arrested last week in Michigan on warrants out of Kentucky. In the first half of […]

Student Files Lawsuit Against University Of Michigan A University of Michigan student is suing U of M over allegations that the university violated his rights in a sexual misconduct investigation. Drew Sterrett, 21, alleges he was suspended from school over rape charges that he says arose from consensual sex. He was never criminally charged. Sterrett […]

Rite Aid Shooting Suspect Charged With Multiple Felonies Ricard Walter Taylor, a 34-year-old resident of East Lansing, was arraigned on multiple charges just three days ago in the 54-B District Court in East Lansing. He is accused of murder for the deadly shooting of his next-door neighbor, 27-year-old Jordan Rogers, and 35-year-old Rite Aid pharmacist, […]

Statute Of Limitations Has Run Out William Google, a resident of Jacksonville, Florida, was recently linked through DNA evidence to a 23-year-old rape and kidnapping case in Battle Creek, MI. But as it turns out, he won’t be facing any charges in this Michigan rape case, whether or not he was the perpetrator of the […]