A Dearborn Heights man was charged Thursday with shooting his stepbrother to death, the Wayne County Prosecutor s Office said.
Jalen Gullatt, 21, is charged with first-degree murder and felony firearm in the Jan. 17 death of Jeffery Steen, 23, also of Dearborn Heights.
Gullatt and his stepbrother got into a argument at a basketball game, and the dispute continued later at their home in the 27000 block of Clairview, according to authorities.
The two men were arguing in a main-floor bedroom when Gullatt allegedly fired a handgun several times, striking Steen. Gullatt fled shortly after the shooting, which was reported through a 911 call at 10:15 p.m. Medics took Steen to a hospital, where he died from his wounds.
Candidates emerge to replace Schneider as U.S. attorney in Detroit
Detroit U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider announced Thursday that he has resigned as the top law enforcement official in southeast Michigan after leading a crackdown on public corruption and imposing federal oversight of the United Auto Workers.
The move coincided with the inauguration of President Joe Biden, who will nominate new U.S. Attorneys nationwide in coming months. Schneider will be replaced next month on an interim basis by veteran federal prosecutor Saima Mohsin,
who will become the first female, immigrant, Muslim U.S. attorney in American history.
A diverse field of current and former federal prosecutors has signaled interest in becoming the next U.S. attorney in Detroit. The group is emerging as Biden has signaled interest in fixing racial injustice at a time of heightened focus on disparities within the criminal justice system.
Isidore Torres, former Wayne County jurist, dies at 73
Judge Isidore B. Torres came from humble beginnings, working as a migrant worker, becoming an attorney and eventually becoming the first Hispanic jurist to serve on the bench in Wayne County, his family said.
As he rose professionally, Judge Torres remained committed to the ideal that all people must have equal access to justice, and serving as an example for the Chicano community, said his son, Felipe Torres.
“I think that when people saw him and met him for the first time, I don’t think they realized that he was a judge,” he said. “I don’t think that they realized when they found out he was a judge that he was a migrant worker when he was a little boy . That he came from such humble beginnings, fought his way up to become a judge, but still spent a lot of time in the community helping people navigate whatever legal troubles they had.”
Michigan man accused of killing wife with shotgun, hiding body
Updated Jan 12, 2021;
SOUTHGATE, MI – A man is accused of killing his wife and hiding her body before filing a missing persons report earlier this month.
The body of 31-year-old Amanda Marie Hilton was found in a field near the Southgate apartment where she lived with her husband, according to a news release from the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office. Ryan Arthur Hilton, 32, is charged with murder, tampering with evidence and felony firearm in the death of his wife.
On Jan. 1, Ryan Hilton reported his wife was missing from their apartment in Lacolonade Apartments near Northline Road and Fordline Street in the Metro Detroit suburb, authorities said. He told police she was last seen at their apartment on Dec. 31, 2020.