Tag Archives: Felony Crimes

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 […]

Former Saginaw Resident Facing Felony Charges Joel Wilson, a 31-year-old former resident of Saginaw, MI, is facing multiple felony charges in connection with a “Ponzi scheme” that the Attorney General’s office claims has resulted in approximately $8.5 million in missing investor funds. According to a recent press release, Wilson is being extradited back to the […]

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 […]

Defendant says he “blacked out”, and was not in his right mind 28-year-old Robert James Lewis of Ypsilanti Township was arraigned last week Thursday in the 14A-1 District Court in Ann Arbor, MI. In an unfortunate series of events, Lewis went from breaking into a house, to stealing and crashing a police car, all in […]

Although former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is currently serving jail time in a state prison after a 2008 criminal case, the federal government recently indicted him on 19 additional charges including tax fraud. If convicted of these crimes, Kilpatrick could spend decades behind bars.