Category Archives: Homicide, Murder & Manslaughter Charges

Man Remains in Prison for Beating Toddler to Death In July of 2005, Pedro Navarro took 2-year-old Aiyana Cisneros, the daughter of his girlfriend, into an upstairs bedroom and beat her so badly that he broke many of her bones and damaged several internal organs. When Samantha Winkler, the child’s mother, heard her screaming for […]

Man Will Spend 40 Years in Prison Anthony M. Bennett, the 21-year-old Mount Pleasant man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the death of 4-year-old Carnel Chamberlain, was sentenced on May 22, 2014 to 40 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington. Bennett, who is a member of the Saginaw Chippewa […]

Members of “Block Burners” Gang Convicted Four Lansing gang members have been in the 2010 abduction and murder of a 19-year-old woman. The four men, members of the “Block Burners” gang, were convicted of multiple charges. Wallee Al-Din, 24, his brother Mustafa Al-Din, 25, Charles Lewis Sr., 35, and Raphael Crenshaw, 23, were all found guilty […]

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 […]

Rite Aid Shooting Suspect Charged With Multiple Felonies Ricard Walter Taylor, a 34-year-old resident of East Lansing, was arraigned on multiple charges just three days ago in the 54-B District Court in East Lansing. He is accused of murder for the deadly shooting of his next-door neighbor, 27-year-old Jordan Rogers, and 35-year-old Rite Aid pharmacist, […]

Sparta Construction Company Owner Facing Charges Joe Novak, president and owner of Black River Builders, LLC, in Sparta, MI, is facing MIOSHA violations felony charges in connection with the July 2012 death of one of his employees. On July 2, 2012, 38-year-old Brian Tarachanowicz, a subcontractor with Black River Builders, fell through a weak spot […]

Suspects in Murder of Anthony Kye Facing Life in Prison if Convicted On Friday of last week two Lansing teenagers, 19-year-old Jamon Hampton and 16-year-old Valentino Stewart were ordered to stand trial on murder charges. Ingham County Judge Patrick Cherry made the decision during the preliminary hearing in 54A District Court, and the case was […]