On November 17, 2023, an Oakland County jury convicted Deangelo Levell Hawkins on charges brought by the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office, including First Degree Murder and First Degree Child Abuse. The jury returned the guilty verdict in less than an hour.
11/17/2023 5:06 PM
Defendant Troy Dwayne Santos pleaded guilty to charges brought by the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office, including Second Degree Murder, Assault With Intent to Murder, two counts of Felony Firearm, in addition to pleading to the habitual second offense notice.
11/13/2023 4:51 PM
On November 9, 2023, Jessica Lenore Kellar, a 30-year-old resident of Waterford, was arraigned in the 50th District Court on charges brought by the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office, including Operating While Intoxicated Causing Death and Operating While Intoxicated with Occupant Less than 16.
11/09/2023 2:48 PM
On Monday, November 6, 2023, an Oakland County jury convicted 26-year-old Austin Martin Batzer of eleven felony charges brought against him by the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office.
11/09/2023 2:41 PM
On Tuesday, November 7, 2023, Oakland County Prosecutor KAREN D. McDONALD charged Cameron Jack Pickett, an 18-year-old resident of Jackson, and Kody Scott Johnson, a 19-year-old resident of Waterford Township, with Reckless Driving Causing Death and Drag Racing.
11/09/2023 2:29 PM
On Friday, October 27, 2023, Oakland County Prosecutor KAREN D. McDONALD charged Roderick Lamar Harris Jr. Charges include Torture, 1st Degree Home Invasion, Unlawful Imprisonment, Assault with Intent to do Great BOdily Harm, Assault with Intent to Commit Sexual Assault, and Felonious Assault.
11/03/2023 4:23 PM
On October 9, 2023, Oakland County Prosecutor KAREN D. McDONALD charged a 16-year-old with Assault with Intent to Murder stemming from a September 20, 2023, shooting in Pontiac. The same 16-year-old was allegedly involved in the shooting of Robert Lee and that investigation remains ongoing.
10/10/2023 11:06 AM
There have been numerous media reports and online posts about the death of Robert Wayne Lee, also known as “Boopac Shakur.” Some of that information is not accurate or could be misleading. Mr. Lee was shot and killed at a restaurant in Pontiac at approximately 10:30 pm on September 29th, 2023.
10/03/2023 5:10 PM
On September 29, 2023, Oakland County Circuit Judge Kwamé Rowe ruled that the Oxford High School shooter could be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, finding that the prosecution met its burden and rebutted a presumption against such a sentence.
09/29/2023 12:26 PM
An Oakland County jury convicted Richard Coleman of all eleven felony charges brought against him by the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office, including multiple counts of Human Trafficking, 1st degree Criminal Sexual Conduct, 3rd degree Criminal Sexual Conduct, and Maintaining a Drug House.
09/22/2023 9:22 AM
