Aggressive Criminal Defense Blog

Livingston County Man Accused of Assaulting Pregnant Girlfriend Donavan Logan Buckner, an 18-year-old resident of Gregory in Livingston County, has been charged with a number of felonies, all of which stem from a single incident in which authorities are alleging that he assaulted his pregnant girlfriend.

Novi Restaurateur Charged After Fire Kills Five Undocumented Immigrants Roger Tam and his wife, Ada Lei, who live in Novi and own the Chinese restaurant Kim’s Garden, are in a lot of trouble for a house fire that killed five undocumented Mexican immigrants. According to police, the couple are now facing federal charges as a […]

Michigan Health Care Aide Charged With Embezzlement Jennifer Loftis, a 33-year-old former health care aide, is being charged with embezzlement and forgery after police say she stole money from the elderly man she was caring for. Authorities arrested Loftis in Troy, and she is now facing three felony counts. Maurice McCollough, the man Loftis helped […]

Two Die in January 17 I-96 Pileup Timothy Martinez, a 40-year-old commercial driver from Wyoming, is now facing charges for allegedly being at fault in the fatal pileup that took place on Sunday, January 17th, on I-96. He is not, however, the only one. Apparently there are 20 drivers who have been cited for the […]

  Trey Musselman, the 21-year-old man arrested the day after Christmas by the Michigan State Police, is now facing additional charges. He was originally charged for weapons-related crimes, but will now also be facing assault charges.

34-year-old James VanCallis Jr. was found guilty of murder on Monday morning, by a jury of twelve people in the Macomb County Circuit Court. The person they believe he is guilty of murdering? 14-year-old April Millsap, who was found dead in a wooded area where she had been walking her dog, Penny.

Federal Wire Fraud Charges for Selling Fake Masterpieces Eric Ian Spoutz, the 32-year-old art dealer from the Detroit area, was arrested recently for allegedly selling fake “masterpieces” to art collectors, and claiming that they are the real thing.

Melissa Mitin, the 26-year-old Okemos woman accused of the death of one baby and the suspected death of another, was recently in court again. Appearing in the Ingham County Circuit Court, Mitin was present because the prosecution introduced what they believe is new evidence pointing to the death of Mitin’s second baby.

Guilty Plea Entered to Animal Cruelty  Debra Lewandowski, a 53-year-old resident of Alpena County, has recently pled guilty to several criminal charges, after she was accused of keeping a significant number of animals in “horrifying” conditions on her farm in northeastern Michigan.

Nurse was Accused of Morphine Theft Karen Spearman, a 53-year-old agency nurse who was accused of stealing morphine from the county-owned Martha T. Berry Medical Care Facility, has had almost all the charges against her dropped. The one remaining charge is a misdemeanor that deals with driving on a suspended license.