Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Detroit / Deathtroit: Youths who beat white motorist to within an inch of his life after he accidentally hit child with pick-up truck face court - 'They were hollerin' and screamin', "Oh, my God, get him, get him,"' witness Deborah Hughes


Youths who beat white motorist to within an inch of his life after he accidentally hit child with pick-up truck face court


Defendants: Wonzey Saffold (left) James Davis (center) and Latrez Cummings go before Judge Thomas Jackson, retired at Frank Murphy Hall of Justice, Monday, April 21, 2014, in Detroit
The 'teens' that the media always talks about?

Four men have been ordered to stand trial on attempted murder charges


  • Stephen Utash, 54, was attacked as he pulled over to check on a child he accidentally struck on April 2

  • Utash remains in a serious condition in hospital

  • Latrez Cummings, 19, James Davis, 24, Wonzey Saffold, 30, and Bruce Wimbush Jr., 17 were all ordered to trial

  • A fifth defendant, a 16-year-old boy, is charged in Juvenile Court with assault and ethnic intimidation in the case

  • Four men accused of punching and kicking a motorist who accidentally struck a 10-year-old Detroit boy were ordered Monday to stand trial on attempted murder charges, after a judge reviewed their statements to police and witnesses testified about the chaotic mob attack.


  • As Steve Utash continued to recover in a hospital bed, Judge Thomas Jackson found probable cause to move the case to trial in Wayne County Circuit Court                                                                                                       

  • Prosecutor Lisa Lindsey introduced statements to police from Latrez Cummings, 19, James Davis, 24, and Wonzey Saffold, 30, all acknowledging a role in the April 2 attack. They were ordered to trial, along with Bruce Wimbush Jr., 17, who waived the hearing. . . .

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2610008/Detroit-men-court-ordered-trial-beating-white-motorist-accidentally-hit-black-child.html#ixzz2zkIf1L2y

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