Aggressive Criminal Defense Blog

Asbestos Removal Results in Federal Charges The conversion of a former church into a charter school in Bay City, Michigan has resulted in asbestos-related criminal charges being brought against three men who were involved in the renovation project. The jury trial begins today in a Bay City federal courthouse before U.S. District Judge Thomas L. […]

Former Constantine Reserve Police Officer Charged Raymond McCann, a 46 year old resident of Constantine, Michigan was arraigned April 19, 2014 on felony perjury charges stemming from an investigation conducted by an MSP cold case team. Police have stated that McCann has been a person of interest in the murder of Jodi Parrack since the […]

Tragic Death of Infant Son Results In More Than 5 Years In Prison On April 18, 2014, a Kalamazoo man was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the death of his 4-month-old son. He has been sentenced to more than 5 years in prison.  Judge Pamela Lightvoet called the sentence “one of the most difficult” that […]

Facebook Used to Proposition 14-year-old Girl Jacob Perritt, a 35 year old man from St. Clair, Michigan has been charged with computer and soliciting minor felonies as a result of his attempt to solicit sex via Facebook. In September 2013, Perritt allegedly sent sexually explicit messages and a nude picture of himself to a 14-year-old […]

Felony Embezzlement Charges in Standish, Michigan The owner of R.O. Savage Funeral Home in Standish, Michigan, has been charged with felony embezzlement. Richard Weishuhn faces two separate felony charges. The first is for embezzlement of more than $100,000. This is punishable by up to 20-years in prison and possible fines. The second is for embezzlement […]

Michigan Legislature Addresses “Drugged Driving” Just a few days ago the House Judiciary Committee took testimony on a three-bill package to address “drugged driving”. The new proposal would require that driving while under the influence of a controlled substance, for example: medical marijuana, would be subject to the same testing requirements as drunk driving. Currently […]

Court Of Appeals Affirms Extortion Conviction and Other Offenses In People v. Harris, the defendant was convicted of extortion and other offenses. The Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions, and the Michigan Supreme Court granted leave to appeal. The case originated in Saginaw County Circuit Court. This opinion was released on April 3, 2014. On […]

Michigan Drunk Driving Causing Death Trial Late last year, on the night of October 10th, Joseph Ford joined friends at the Florentine Pizzeria Ristorante & Sports Lounge in Grand Rapids, MI. According to the bartenders working that night, Ford drank 4 beers and 4 ‘Jagerbombs’. They also observed that his pupils looked misshapen. One of […]

On March 26th, following a police investigation, Amber Lopota was charged with embezzlement. She is accused of stealing over &1,000 from the student government of Northern Michigan University, where she was the elected student president. Lopota, a 34 year old from Port Huron, was elected in April 2013 and served through the 2013 – 14 […]

Aubrey Ann Coy, a 34 year old resident of Kosciusko County in Indiana, is facing 7 felony charges and 1 misdemeanor following a high speed police chase that took place in Southern Michigan recently. Apparently Coy and her mother were visiting Coy’s 5 year old daughter, a supervised visit for which Coy’s mother was appointed […]