Aggressive Criminal Defense Blog

  On June 3rd of 2016, a Comerica Bank was robbed in Ingham County. Ten days later on June 13th, the Four Flags Credit Union in Berrien County was robbed, and then there was no activity for just over a month. Things became more active again when the robber struck again, this time holding up […]

  The issue of civil forfeiture, particularly in Michigan, has given rise to more heated debates in recent years than most other ‘hot button’ topics. We’ve discussed this subject numerous times in the past, and have worked to keep you updated on proposed bills and changes in state law. But in this particular case, we […]

Kevin Martin, a 44-year-old resident of Belding, Michigan in Ionia County, has entered a guilty plea in a recent meth case. Police in Ionia County say he was cooking methamphetamines in his garage. The fact that the meth lab was located near other buildings in a populated area potentially putting others at risk, makes the […]

Sebastian Gregerson, a 29-year-old resident of Detroit, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for attempting to purchase illegal arms from an undercover officer posing as a weapons dealer. But that, it seems, is only the beginning of Gregerson’s troubles.   When the FBI raided Gregorsen’s home recently, aside from the large quantity of […]

Teen With “Dark Thoughts” Impersonates Undercover Police Officer to Get Closer To Waitress 18-year-old Nicholas M. Fuhst from Otsego County has been accused of having what the prosecutor described as “some dark thoughts.” This led to a felony charge that he just pled no contest to. ‘No contest’ doesn’t mean admitting that you’re guilty, but […]

15-year-old Daniel Bell III has accepted a plea offer from the St. Clair County Prosecutor’s Office in a recent attempted murder and robbery case. Unfortunately for Bell, the plea offer doesn’t lighten the load all that much and this young teen is facing at a substantial amount of prison time in his future.   Bell […]

In 2014, then- US Attorney General Eric Holder said that he was “cautiously optimistic” about efforts to legalize cannabis in the United States. Since then, the number of states that have passed laws legalizing medical marijuana and decriminalizing possession of pot have grown rapidly. Some states like Colorado and Washington, have very lenient laws. Others, […]

There are a number of off-the-wall sports practiced around the US that involve the destruction of food items. None of them has made it into the Olympic Games yet. Pumpkin chunking, potato cannons and the ubiquitous egg-and-spoon-race are but a few of the sports. While there are lots of entertaining and frankly, strange “food games” […]

Two female inmates recently made a break for it while being transferred into a vehicle after a court appearance in Brighton, MI. It was less than one hour before both were back under lock and key after a massive manhunt in Livingston County.   32-year-old Lisa Finlayson of South Lyon, and 40-year-old Nicole Vermeylen of […]

If you have been following our previous posts, you will know that there was a bill in the works for quite a while that addressed the issue of “revenge porn.” Well after months of consideration, having passed both the Michigan House and the Senate, Lt. Gov. Brian Calley signed SB 924 and 925 into law […]