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Detroit man accused of strangling girlfriend to death before stabbing, burning her
(CBS DETROIT) – A Detroit man has been charged in connection to strangling his girlfriend to death and then stabbing her in the chest and burning part of her body.
Cortez Xavier Coleman, 42, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder in the homicide of Stacy Smith, 48, also of Detroit.
On Friday, June 9, at about 11:23 p.m., Detroit police officers responded to a home in the 20340 block of Berg Road. When they arrived, they found Smith dead in her bedroom.
According to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, Coleman allegedly strangled the victim to death and then stabbed her in the chest with a knife and burned her right leg.
Coleman left the scene but was arrested on Monday, June 12.
He is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday, June 15.
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HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – A Michigan school bus driver has been charged for allegedly fatally striking a 3-year-old girl in Hamtramck.
Marvin Lee Flentroy, 64, of Pontiac, is charged with reckless driving causing death, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office. Flentroy was arraigned on Oct. 10 and received a $10,000 personal bond. He is ordered not to drive.
Prosecutors say on July 16, Flentroy was at the intersection of Burger and MacKay streets when he struck the child as he was turning on Burger Street. The child crossing the street when she was hit.
She was taken to the hospital where she died from her injuries.
A preliminary examination is scheduled for Oct. 31.
DETROIT (WXYZ) — Detroit Fire officials are searching for a suspect who they say firebombed a home on the city’s west side this summer.
Authorities say it happened on Friday, June 7, at a home on the 19200 block of Appleton.
Investigators say no one was home when the suspect, seen in the yellow shirt he’s wearing in the photo above, allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail into the home. No injuries were reported from the incident, but the home suffered severe damage.
Anyone who recognizes the person in the photo above is asked to contact the Detroit Fire Investigation Division’s tip line at (313)628-2900, DetroitRewards.tv or email at Arsontips@DetroitMI.gov.
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