Bob Bashara, a 54-year-old Grosse Pointe Park man, has been the central figure in a twisted murder plot since the first of this year, after his wife Jane was killed and Bashara’s handyman accused of killing her. Now, Bashara has been sentenced to 80 months to 20 years in prison…
Recently, seven people have been arrested after selling illegally obtained prescriptions in the Lansing tri-county area. Five people believed to be involved in the prescription drug ring are still at large. In total, a dozen people have been charged with obtaining drugs such as Vicodin and OxyContin, and selling the…
Kevin J. Moore had been serving a life sentence after being convicted on a charge of first-degree murder for an offense he allegedly committed in Detroit in 2000. Now, a federal appeals court has overturned the conviction, throwing out incriminating statements made by Moore while he was being interviewed by…
On December 4th, Detroit police officers discovered four bodies which were shot to death in a Detroit home. This is unfortunate news, considering that the city’s homicide rate was already higher than last year prior to the four deaths. According to police, the four bodies found inside the home located…
Paul Douglas Kelly, a 53-year-old Cadillac chiropractor accused of tax evasion, was sentenced to two years in prison on Monday December 3rd. Additionally, Kelly will pay $279,145 in restitution and be placed on supervised release for two years upon the end of his prison term. The chiropractor was sentenced in…
In September of 2011, the bodies of Michael and Terri Greene were found slain in their home in the 7000 block of Eaton Highway in Delta Township. Michael Greene, who was 62 years old, was a retired Michigan State Police detective. His wife Terri was 46 years old. Christopher Perrien,…
OWI, DUI and other drunk driving offenses are extremely common in Detroit, Grand Rapids and other areas in Michigan, and police crack down hard on individuals who get behind the wheel in what they believe to be an inebriated state. If you are convicted on a charge of operating while…
Two Milford men, James Golding and Jason Weeks, have recently been arrested after they were observed breaking into a home in Milford Township by members of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office FAT (Fugitive Apprehension Team). Authorities suspect the duo is responsible of at least one other burglary. A joint investigation…
In 2010, Julie Mae Wright-Allen died after being involved in a crash in which her husband’s SUV collided with a speeding Grand Rapids police patrol car. Her husband, Ronald Lee Allen, was convicted on charges of operating a vehicle with a suspended license causing death. Allen, 32, appealed the conviction,…
It was recently determined by the Michigan Court of Appeals that the mandatory life sentence handed out to juveniles convicted of first-degree murder is unconstitutional. This development unfolded following the case of Miller v. Alabama, a case which held that sentencing juveniles to life in prison is essentially cruel and…