Category Archives: Felony Crimes

Greg Basolo facing 25 years in prison An Ingham County, Michigan man pled guilty but mentally ill for the killing of his father last year. Greg Basolo shot his father, a former police captain, on October 25, 2013.  At the time of the shooting, Basolo was living with his father on Fox Hollow Drive in […]

 Woman Claims “self-defense”                                                      The murder trial has begun for Diane Arellano, the 55-year-old Forrest Township woman accused of murdering her husband and concealing the act from the police. He […]

Ricard Taylor Awaiting Competency Evaluation Ricard Taylor, the gunman who is accused of the two fatal shootings that caused such shock and grief in both Lansing and East Lansing last week, will be evaluated to determine whether or not he is competent to stand trial. Taylor appeared via closed circuit video from the Ingham County […]

Mother of Convicted Killer Pleads No Contest On May 6, 2014, Tammi Lynne Spofford pleaded no contest to accessory after the fact in the killing of Michigan State Police Trooper Paul K. Butterfield. The original incident took place on September 9, 2013, when her son, Eric Knysz, shot and killed Butterfield. Spofford was accused of […]

Joel Wilson Arraigned On Multiple Felonies Joel Wilson, the Michigan man accused of swindling millions of investor dollars in a Ponzi scheme, was recently extradited from Germany on multiple felony charges. On Friday of last week, Wilson appeared before Bay County District Judge Dawn A. Klida via closed circuit video from the Bay County Jail […]

Three Teenagers Arrested & Charged  Three teenaged boys have been arrested and charged in connection with a series of mailbox bombings that occurred recently in Muskegon County, MI. Alec Arthur Curow, a 17-year-old resident of Muskegon, Jacob Tyler, an 18-year-old, and his 15-year-old brother Brendan Tyler, both of Whitehall, have been arrested and charged with […]

Final Arrest Made in Inter-state Heroin Trafficking Operation The final person said to be involved in an inter-state heroin trafficking ring based out of Detroit, has been arrested and is in custody. Kevin Perino Foy Jr., of Detroit, MI was arrested last week in Michigan on warrants out of Kentucky. In the first half of […]

Statute Of Limitations Has Run Out William Google, a resident of Jacksonville, Florida, was recently linked through DNA evidence to a 23-year-old rape and kidnapping case in Battle Creek, MI. But as it turns out, he won’t be facing any charges in this Michigan rape case, whether or not he was the perpetrator of the […]

Defendant Had Eight Prior Alcohol Offenses Joseph Jay Ford, the 27-year-old Kentwood man who stood trial last month for drunk driving and causing the deaths of two people, was sentenced on Wednesday, May 14, by Judge George Buth in the Kent County Circuit Court. The judge issued a sentence considerably more harsh than many expected. […]

Genesee County Deputy Caught With Cocaine Last year in early July, Amy R. Gatica, a Genesee County Sheriff’s deputy, was accused of smuggling cocaine and prescription drugs into the jail where she worked, and giving them to an inmate she knew. Gatica was arrested and her Grand Blanc Township home and vehicle were searched and […]