Arguments between family members often escalate quickly. This is just a fact of life regardless of who one is or their station in life. Unfortunately, escalation sometimes means someone gets a gun. This is what, allegedly, one ex-Michigan State basketball star, Keith...
Criminal allegations of any sort can cause extensive damage to your reputation and threaten you with jail or prison time as well as other penalties that might leave you with lasting harm. That’s why in these circumstances you need to be prepared to aggressively defend...
In Michigan, when there are allegations that a person has committed cruelty to animals, there is often a reaction of shock and anger across the spectrum. Even though these crimes are negatively perceived by society and can result in various penalties if there is a...
In light of recent events surrounding the death of George Floyd, many people have questioned the defining characteristics of murder. There are different types of murder including involuntary and voluntary manslaughter, reckless homicide and premeditated murder. Murder...
Hazing Rituals Cross the Line into Violent Crime Hazing, a method of initiating a person into a group through harassment, abuse, or humiliation, is a common but deadly practice on many college campuses. Due to the severity of injuries that have resulted from hazing...
Organized crime, and the violent crime associated with it, no longer follows the stereotypes of suit and tie Mafioso's or inner-city thugs. Motorcycle gangs are now becoming primary targets of federal investigations. Last week, federal investigators indicted...
Are fireworks in Michigan a violent crime? Just because the Fourth of July has passed doesn't mean Michigan fireworks have stopped. A new Michigan law that took effect this year allows for the use of higher impact fireworks. The law currently allows citizens to use...
The ongoing violent crime saga of who killed Jane Bashara, the deceased wife of Bob Bashara, took a very strange turn yesterday. Authorities say they have Bob Bashara on tape offering $2,000 to a hit man to kill Joseph Gentz, the man Bob Bashara allegedly hired...