Christopher Sovik News Today

After a busy day yesterday and falling asleep early on the couch, I only have time for a quick take today. So file this under "only in America": A 23-year-old Metro Detroit man robbed a South Lyon credit union earlier this month for his daughter, he told investigators according to South Lyon Police Lt. Chris Sovik.

Anthony Marshall Porter, a 27-year-old Ann Arbor man, was charged in connection to the armed robbery and shooting death of South Lyon teen Dylan Stamper. Porter was arraigned Wednesday in Novi’s 52-1 District Court on three felony charges of armed robbery and three felony charges of possessing a firearm in the commission of the alleged crime. Bond was denied, and Porter remains at the Oakland County Jail. Court documents explicitly say, even while behind bars, he is to have no contact with h...

South Lyon police have arrested at least four people because of the armed robbery that resulted in the death of 17-year-old Dylan Stamper, Chief Christopher Sovik confirmed Monday. Sovik said that the four are in custody because of their roles in a Dec. 30 robbery that led to Dylan’s death in his East Liberty Street home. His father, Kevin Stamper, 43, was critically injured but last known to be in stable condition. Sovik said he plans to release more information on those arrested by Tuesday...