Tresa Baldas

1 week ago | freep.com | Tresa Baldas

Oakland County Prosecutor's Office argues Jennifer Crumbley is a greater flight risk now than before her conviction and sentencing. Prosecutors highlight Crumbleys' alleged attempts to evade authorities after the shooting, including hiding in Detroit and liquidating assets. The defense contends the Crumbleys were not fugitives but hiding due to death threats and planned to surrender.

1 week ago | freep.com | Tresa Baldas

Jennifer Crumbley, convicted in the Oxford High School shooting, is appealing to the Michigan Court of Appeals for bond. Crumbley's lawyer argues her conviction raises a substantial legal question about parental duty to protect school victims. This appeal follows a denied request for a new trial based on alleged prosecutorial misconduct.

1 week ago | freep.com | Tresa Baldas

A Waterford man has been charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his fiancée, who authorities say was found bludgeoned on a bedroom floor after police were called to the home by the defendant himself. According to the Oakland County Prosecutor's office, a man made a 911 call on June 13 to report that he had stabbed his fiancée. When Waterford Township police arrived at the home on Hackett Street, they first encountered the caller outside of the home: 25-year-old Seth Martin.

2 weeks ago | freep.com | Tresa Baldas

A Grosse Pointe teenager received probation for the death of his friend in a 105 mph crash. The victim's family pleaded for an adult prison sentence, while the defendant expressed remorse. The judge issued a blended sentence, with the possibility of 19-38 months in adult prison if probation is violated. The driver had a history of excessive speeding, documented by his mother's texts and police reports.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Tresa Baldas

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect a correction in the defendant's sentence. A year and a half after killing his friend in a 105 mph crash, a Grosse Pointe teenager with a history of excessive speeding was spared an adult prison sentence after a judge sentenced the teen June 13 to a juvenile facility for the death of Flynn MacKrell, a stellar swimmer and college freshman whose still-grieving family implored the judge to lock him up in adult prison.