The outcry from the community and disagreement with the magistrate's court decision led the Washtenaw County prosecutor's office to file an emergency motion to cancel Le-Nguyen's bond. “It’s a prosecutorial process and judicial decision,” Jackson said. Jackson said the sheriff’s office received a lot of calls from people upset in the community about the bond but noted the sheriff's office doesn’t set bonds. More: Boy, 7, shot while playing with handgun on Detroit's west side More: Cops blame sloppy gun storage for two kids shot by siblings in Detroit Le-Nguyen was arraigned on Monday and later bonded himself out on the lower $10,000 bail. In Michigan, assault with intent to murder carries a lesser sentence than attempted murder, and prosecutors chose the one with the most significant penalties, Savit said. Le-Nguyen was charged with assault with intent to murder, assault with intent to do bodily harm and two firearms charges. The incident was captured on video by a Ring camera and showed children running down a sidewalk when a gunshot goes off. Washtenaw sheriff deputies responded to calls that a 6-year-old had been shot in Ypsilanti Township on Sunday. They found the boy suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital for treatment and later released.Īn altercation between the boy, a 14-year-old and 9-year-old occurred with Le-Nguyen prior to the shooting, Derrick Jackson, Washtenaw Sheriff’s Office public information officer, told USA TODAY. Ryan Le-Nguyen is back in custody after his bail was increased to $100,000 during a hearing Thursday, Eli Savit, Washtenaw County prosecuting attorney told USA TODAY. A man is back behind bars after community outcry over his release on a $10,000 bail for allegedly shooting a 6-year-old boy.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |