Couple get 5 years in prison in fatal dog mauling of Michigan jogger
A man and his wife were sentenced to nearly five years in prison Tuesday for failing to control dogs who killed a cancer survivor as he jogged on a rural road.
Lapeer County Judge Nick Holowka said he couldn’t imagine a more “gruesome” death, although he also acknowledged that...
Charles. k.k. Lewis: Judge Orders Final Jlwop Hearing(s) Despite Lost Court File, Innocence Claim
45th hearing set for July 11, 2019, 2 p.m. Judge Lillard, Rm. 502 Frank Murphy Hall
Judge Lillard orders prosecution, defense to present “sentencing memorandums” by June 9 and June 23
Lewis refuses witnesses for mitigation hearing; Judge Lillard says SHE will appoint them; prosecution indicates it...
A cop killer’s unchecked mental illness and the lives it destroyed
TITABAWASSEE TWP., MI -- A steel door buzzes open. Dozens of inmates enter a white day room to visit with children, parents, wives and girlfriends.
In shuffles Marquise Cromer, a 250-pound-plus, 6-foot-3 convicted cop killer.
The 23-year-old Detroit man sits in a chair that...
‘The system failed,’ says 1977-convicted cop killer whose court file was lost
He went into prison as a 17-year-old convicted cop killer sentenced to mandatory life behind bars.
Forty-three years later, Charles Lewis, now a 59-year-old man with glasses, a slight paunch and a shaved head marked with patches of gray stubble, is still hoping to find freedom.
Cromer gets 40-75 years for killing DPD sergeant
Marquise Cromer was sentenced Thursday to 40-75 years in prison for fatally shooting a Detroit police sergeant.
Cromer also received a concurrent sentencing for shooting his father and another man during a one-man crime spree almost a year and a half ago.
Cromer shot Sgt. Kenneth...
Lawyer: Man charged in officer death incompetent for trial
DETROIT (AP) — A lawyer for a man accused of shooting a Detroit officer during a chase says a psychiatric review has found his client incompetent to stand trial.
Twenty-one-year-old Marquise Cromer is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Sgt. Ken Steil. Steil died unexpectedly Sept. 17...
State forensic center deems suspect in cop killing incompetent
A man accused of killing a Detroit police sergeant was deemed incompetentto stand trial by the state's forensic center, his attorney said today.
Marquise Cromer, 21, is facing first-degree murder and other charges in the September shooting death of Sgt. Kenneth Steil.
Sanford Schulman, Cromer's attorney, said he met...
Details on suspect in Detroit cop’s death emerge at arraignment
Marquise Cromer, the 21-year-old man accused of killing a Detroit police sergeant, refused to attend court hearings for a second day today. A judge said the suspect had been combative and threw urine at jail personnel.
"I've heard... that he's being very uncooperative and combative, and throwing urine on people," 36th District...
Accused cop killer stays in jail cell, again
Detroit — The 21-year-old Detroit man accused in connection with the killing of a Detroit Police sergeant has thrown urine on his jailers and is not complying with authorities, a Detroit judge said Wednesday.
It’s the second day in a row Marquise Cromer’s disruptive actions have affected court proceedings into...
‘I’m so sorry’ Metamora Twp. couple apologizes, faces prison
Sebastiano Quagliata, 46, and Valbona Lucaj, 44, had a breakfast of ham, biscuits, oatmeal and fruit, with coffee, juice and milk at 7 a.m. Friday July 17 before getting in the back of a patrol car for the long ride to Washtenaw and Jackson counties.
Lucaj, said Lt. Duane...