Tag Archives: Assault Charges in Michigan

There were times in our not-too-distant past when openly treating people differently (read:poorly) because of their skin color, sexual orientation, or religious affiliation was entirely acceptable. While this certainly still happens all over the country today, it is no longer the societal norm that it once was. Thank goodness! But some wonder if our response […]

Lawmakers Working on Domestic Violence Law Changes   A seven bill package that would drastically overhaul the state’s domestic violence laws has passed the Senate with an overwhelming majority of votes. But this is only one stop along the way. The bills will now have to return to the House for approval before heading to […]

Teen Allegedly Burned Youngsters with Cigarettes and Lighter Austin R. Garcia, a Bay City teenager, is facing charges for allegedly burning a couple of younger teens. What is interesting about this case is that even though Garcia is 18-years-of-age, which means that he is a legal adult according to Michigan law, and the kids he is said to have […]

Special Ed Teacher Pleads Guilty to Assault Charges Shirley Thoen, a 59-year-old early childhood special education teacher in Port Huron is said to have abused a child in her care. She recently pled guilty to two misdemeanor counts of assault and battery, which will likely earn her a few months in jail.

Nikey Dashone Walker and Shadeed Dontae Bey, a pair of 20-year-old Detroit area men, have been arrested and charged for beating up a man with cerebral palsy, and then posting the video of the assault to Facebook.

Midland Man Accepts Plea Offer Ricardo R. Cabrera Jr., a 41-year-old Midland man accused of striking another man with a golf club, accepted a plea agreement on the day his trial was scheduled to begin.

  Armond Christopher Degasperis, an 18-year-old Blackman Township resident, is accused of pointing a stolen airsoft rifle at a number of customers in a Meijer store while intoxicated.

Home Invasion Incident Results in Felony Charges According to police records, just before 11 pm on Monday, September 14th, Chris J. Shorkey broke into someone’s apartment. While there, he allegedly bludgeoned someone with a handgun and threatened several others with it as well. After the assault, he drove away on a Harley Davidson, leaving the […]

  Burger King Employee Assaulted As was made painfully clear by the bacon-inspired shooting at McDonalds just a few months ago in Grand Rapids, fast food jobs can in fact be more dangerous than you’d think. So perhaps it should come as less of a surprise to discover that another violent outburst at a fast […]

Bay City Stabbing a Strange Case Police were recently dispatched to a home where a woman had apparently broken in and then proceeded to fight with her ex husband who lived inside. She punched him and stabbed him, and now, as a result, is facing criminal charges. But the story is actually a little stranger […]