Tag Archives: Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyers

Teens Charged with Hiring a Hit Man Hiring a hit man looks easy in the movies. But real life is nothing like Hollywood’s portrayal of reality, as two young Oakland County teens recently discovered, when they hired an undercover detective to perform a revenge killing on their behalf.

It seems the Detroit Police have had a change of heart with regard to the recent tragic dog mauling that took place on the east side. Steve Constantine, the victim who was viciously attacked by 12 pit bulls and badly mauled, recently had one of his arms amputated as a result. His injuries were so […]

Conner Berthold, an 18-year-old from Eaton Township who had been struggling with bipolar disorder was reported missing in the evening of Tuesday, October 14th.  A few hours later, in the early hours of the morning, his body was discovered inside a burned out garage near Charlotte. But that’s only the beginning of the story.

Stephanie Terpening, the band director for St Ignace High School, is facing criminal charges for allegedly growing and selling marijuana, along with other drug related charges. Not many details have been released about the events that led to Terpening’s arrest. Media sources were told that police pulled a man over on several felony warrants, and […]

 Wafer / McBride Trial Continues On Monday morning the front porch murder trial of Theodore Wafer resumed with Michigan State Police Detective Lt. David Balash retaking the stand for the defense. Balash, who is a gun and crime scene expert, testified that it was without a doubt that Wafer’s gun had fired the bullet from […]

Muskegon Marijuana Advocate Charged Derek Antol, former Executive Director of the Greater Michigan Compassion Club, is facing felony drug charges . Police allege he was growing marijuana and selling it from the Deuces Wild Smoke Shop on East Apple Ave. in Muskegon. According to the Muskegon County Prosecutor’s Office, eight other associates of Antol’s, are also […]

What Has Happened So Far On day one of the Wafer / McBride murder trial, the defense put forward their theory of self-defense to justify the actions of Theodore Wafer, who is charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter for the fatal shooting of Renisha McBride. Wafer shot McBride in the face through his screen door […]

Detroit Porch Killing Trial Begins Last Monday jury selection, always the first event in a murder trial, got underway in the Wafer / McBride murder case. In this instance, Wayne County Circuit Judge Dana Hathaway said that the selection process could take as many as four days before the trial began, but thankfully, it took […]

Shots Fired at Two Teen Boys James Kenneth Seeley, a 33-year-old resident of Flint, has been found guilty of shooting at two 14-year-old boys outside his house in September 2013. According to police records, at 7 pm on Sunday, September 29th, officers were dispatched to the scene of a shooting near Arizona Avenue and Lewis […]

Defendants Sentenced Wonzey Saffold, a 30-year-old resident of Detroit and one of the men charged with the mob beating of Steve Utash, was sentenced recently to a minimum of 6 years in prison. He is one of several people who are facing prison sentences for their involvement in the attack on Utash. Utash was attacked […]