Aggressive Criminal Defense Blog

In September of 2013, the Michigan State Corrections Department was told by U.S. District Judge Arthur Tarnow that one prisoner, Richard Boone II, was permitted to have an air mattress in his cell. Prison officials had taken it away from him, deeming it unnecessary and when Boone threatened to commit suicide, Judge Tarnow ordered an […]

17-year-old Dequan L. Leaman recently appeared in the Bay County Circuit Court and pled guilty to a single count of assault with a dangerous weapon, which is a four year felony. In return the prosecution has agreed not to pursue a charge of malicious destruction of property more than $1,000. Also, Judge Harry P. Gill […]

Detectives from the Narcotics Division of the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office received a tip recently that pointed them in the direction of a man named Troy Strouse. He was apparently purchasing items used in the production of methamphetamine. 

In this day and age, terrorism is NOT taken lightly. And threats of terrorism, which are basically defined as threatening to commit any violent crime against another person with the intent to cause fear, or terrorize, them, is treated as a very serious issue indeed. Even if the person making the threat had no intention […]

A mother and daughter are the most recent criminal duo to face charges under Michigan’s new Retail Fraud Act, which authorities are hoping will help to stem the tide of financial losses suffered by retailers across the state.

According to Jackson County Prosecutor Jerry Jarzynka, three teenage boys have been suspended from Western High School in Parma, Michigan, for their role in a recent series of blazes that caused significant damage to school property. The names of the three boys are not being released, as they are minors, but authorities say they are […]

34-year-old Chad A. Monroe of Bay City has accepted a plea mere days before his trial was to begin. Monroe was charged with both a misdemeanor and a felony for posting naked pictures of his ex-girlfriend on Facebook in an attempt to drive her to suicide. He appeared in the Bay County Circuit Court before […]

A string of stolen items – which include a pickup truck, a lawnmower, and an ATV – has landed a 22-year-old man from Sandusky, Ohio behind bars here in Michigan.

A rather strange and unfortunate series of events has resulted in two teenaged brothers facing charges for a fight they were involved in a family fight with each other and their mother’s boyfriend. According to the Bay County Sheriff’s Department, they were dispatched to a residence at the Shady Rest Trailer Park in Bangor Township […]

After being found guilty in a case related to butter infused with marijuana, a former corrections officer committed suicide this past weekend. Timothy Bernhardt, along with three other Kent County officers, was criminally charged earlier in the year for making marijuana butter. All of the men held medical marijuana cards. However, the law does not […]