Aggressive Criminal Defense Blog

Several days ago, a human trafficking sting in Detroit put 12 suspected pimps behind bars. But that was just a portion of those arrested in the nationwide operation, entitled “Operation Cross Country IX.”  It freed over a hundred juveniles and put as many pimps behind bars.

4 Charged in Armed Carjacking at Dearborn McDonald’s Many people, throughout the world, can say that they didn’t get what they had hoped for during a recent trip to McDonalds. But for one particular woman, who was forced from her car at gunpoint while placing an order in the drive-thru, that doesn’t begin to cover […]

Assault Involved a Shovel and a Knife The story is, admittedly, a rather confusing one. And very little is offered in the way of details that would allow us to make sense of it. But as it stands, the information we have at this time is that 32-year-old Timothy Foster, an aide to Michigan Democratic Congressman […]

Fleeing and Eluding Charges Follow High Speed Police Chase Jessica Mae Utter, a 31-year-old resident of Elkhart, Indiana was recently arrested after leading police on a high speed chase through three townships. She is now facing fleeing and eluding charges here in Michigan, where the courts do not tend to look kindly on people who […]

Armed Robbery of Hotel Guests Charges Dismissed Imagine showing up for the continuation of your preliminary examination for armed robbery, and instead of a long litany of the things you’ve done wrong, the Prosecutor asks the judge to dismiss the case! Sounds impossible? Jesse R. Martinez probably thought so too, until it happened to him […]

Judge Dismisses Involuntary Manslaughter Charge in 2013 School Pool Drowning A Judge recently dismissed charges in a drowning case that has been dragging on for two years. Johnathan Sails, a former substitute teacher, was accused of involuntary manslaughter after a student drowned in a pool at East Detroit High School in 2013. But as of […]

Former U of M player Charged with Videotaping Sex Without Consent Logan Tuley-Tillman, a former U of M football player who was dismissed from the program last month, was recently charged with several felonies.  He was arraigned in the 15th District Court in Ann Arbor, where he is said to have stood mute beside his […]

Kimario Deondrae Rowland-Taylor, a 24-year-old resident of Ypsilanti, has been charged with the death of 20-year-old Maurice Anthony-Charles Kirkwood, who was shot to death in southeast Lansing recently. According to police, the shooting took place in the 3200 block of Trappers Cove Trail in the early hours of the morning on Friday, October 2nd. Apparently, […]

Man Admits to Armed Robbery of Gas Station In May of 2013, Tyler J. Venema applied for a job at a BP gas station near his home. He was not hired, and as a result, he turned to the only option he could see available to him at the time. Armed robbery.

Emily Suzanne Smith, an 18-year-old resident of Haslett, is accused of having played a role in a recent Meridian Township shooting that took place on Labor Day.