Tag: Michigan
Judge dismisses murder charge against man accused of killing Samantha Woll
Prosecutors have lost the opportunity to try again in convicting Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 29, following a jury deadlocking last month on two of four charges in the slaying of Jewish community leader Samantha Woll.
Judge Margaret Van Houten sentenced Jackson-Bolanos...
Ex-boyfriends testify in Woll murder trial, no evidence links them
In Detroit, the trial of Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 29, for the slaying of Jewish community leader Samantha Woll revealed details of the investigation to track down the killer.
On Monday, Jeffrey Herbstman, an ex-boyfriend of Woll, testified that he called...
Trial set to begin for accused killer of Samantha Woll
A Detroit man alleged to have stabbed to death a well-known Jewish community leader in Michigan on Oct. 21 will soon face a judge and jury.
The prosecution begins on June 10 against Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 28, who is...
Is Biden worrying about losing the wrong voters?
Maybe President Joe Biden and his White House handlers are looking at their re-election problems through the wrong end of the telescope. Their top priority these days is doing something about their problems with...
Accused killer of Samantha Woll charged with first-degree murder
Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 28, faces multiple charges for allegedly stabbing to death Detroit Jewish leader Samantha Woll on Oct. 21.
In a hearing on Tuesday, Judge Kenneth King set an arraignment date for Jan. 30 and added an additional charge...
Samantha Woll stabbed eight times in face, neck
36th District Judge Kenneth King rescheduled the next court date for convicted thief Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 28—the man prosecutors allege killed Detroit Jewish community leader Samantha Woll on Oct. 21—so that defense attorneys could receive evidence from prosecutors.
Jackson-Bolanos is now...
Award announced for information leading to killer of Samantha Woll
Following the arrest and release without charges of an unnamed suspect in the death of synagogue leader Samantha Woll, Detroit law enforcement has put forward a reward for clues.
Those providing information leading to the arrest of her killer...
JCRC/AJC event to celebrate Israeli, Indian 75th birthdays
The Jewish Community Relations Council/American Jewish Committee (JCRC/AJC) plans to honor 75 years of Israeli and Indian independence at a July 16 event at Congregation Shir Tikvah in Troy, Mich.
“The Hindu community in Detroit...
Jewish family sues Michigan high school for scheduling graduation on Shavuot
For the last decade, the family of 18-year-old Minaleah Koffron says it shared advance notice of Jewish holiday schedules with the Portage Public Schools—a school district in southern Michigan almost halfway between Chicago and...
Michigan GOP party slammed for tweet trivializing the Holocaust
“History has shown us that the first thing a government does when it wants total control over its people is to disarm them. President Reagan once stated, ‘If we lose freedom here, there is...