Aggressive Criminal Defense Blog

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 […]

Defendant Had Eight Prior Alcohol Offenses Joseph Jay Ford, the 27-year-old Kentwood man who stood trial last month for drunk driving and causing the deaths of two people, was sentenced on Wednesday, May 14, by Judge George Buth in the Kent County Circuit Court. The judge issued a sentence considerably more harsh than many expected. […]

Genesee County Deputy Caught With Cocaine Last year in early July, Amy R. Gatica, a Genesee County Sheriff’s deputy, was accused of smuggling cocaine and prescription drugs into the jail where she worked, and giving them to an inmate she knew. Gatica was arrested and her Grand Blanc Township home and vehicle were searched and […]

Habitual Offender Status Means More Prison Time Last week Wednesday, Jason W. Englehart appeared in the Bay County Circuit Court before Judge Harry P. Gill and pleaded guilty to four felony charges stemming from an alleged attack and sexual assault of his girlfriend last year in July. According to court records, Englehart’s girlfriend reported to […]

8-Year-Old Child With Special Needs Faces Felony Charges Police reports allege that an 8-year-old Allegan County boy destroyed the rear camera located inside the back of a police patrol car while being transported to school.  As a result, Edward Hart has now been charged with malicious destruction of police property and resisting and obstructing.  Both […]

Former Saginaw Resident Facing Felony Charges Joel Wilson, a 31-year-old former resident of Saginaw, MI, is facing multiple felony charges in connection with a “Ponzi scheme” that the Attorney General’s office claims has resulted in approximately $8.5 million in missing investor funds. According to a recent press release, Wilson is being extradited back to the […]

Bay City Man Facing Felony Charges For Pointing A Pellet Gun Eric G. Waroff, a 20-year-old man from Bay City, has been charged with a four year felony for allegedly pointing a weapon at a fellow motorist on the road. The weapon in question? A pellet gun. Shortly after 5 pm on Sunday, May 4th, […]

Detroit Man Causes Car Crash, Killing Three  Michael Anthony Miller, a 22-year-old resident of Detroit, MI, was arraigned last week on three counts of reckless driving causing death, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s office. On August 18th, 2013, four men – a Grand Rapids man, his father and his nephew, along with another passenger- […]