Tag: Michigan
James Lawhorn, Making Threats in Interstate Commerce, Michigan 2025
⏱ 2 min read James Lawhorn, a 54-year-old Wasilla, Alaska man, has been charged with making threats to kill a Michigan mayor. Between September 18 and 23, 2025, Lawhorn allegedly sent over 20 threatening messages to the mayor, including violent rhetoric and threats of assassination. The messages were sent via Facebook, a city website, and…
Marilyn Harp, Bank Fraud, Michigan 2026
⏱ 2 min read Marilyn Harp, the 74-year-old former treasurer of Ionia Township in Michigan, pleaded guilty to bank fraud after embezzling nearly $750,000 in township funds for her own use. The crime occurred between 2014 and 2025, when Harp was supposed to be collecting property taxes and depositing them into township bank accounts. Instead,…
Enrique Lopez-Mejia, Assault, Michigan 2023
⏱ 2 min read Enrique Lopez-Mejia, a 41-year-old Guatemalan man, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for attacking an ICE officer in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The assault occurred when Lopez-Mejia, who was in the US for the eighth time despite being deported seven times, attempted to evade immigration agents. He drove erratically, stopped…
Lunden Lamon Walker, Fentanyl Trafficking, Michigan 2025
⏱ 3 min read Lunden Lamon Walker, a 40-year-old Kalamazoo resident, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in a large-scale drug trafficking operation in Western Michigan. Walker’s crimes involved selling fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, as well as possessing multiple firearms to further his drug dealing. The investigation, which took place in…
Robert Mark, Child Exploitation, Michigan 2026
⏱ 2 min read Robert Mark, a 59-year-old former Scout leader from Whitehall, Michigan, has been sentenced to 208 months in prison for sexually exploiting minors. Mark used hidden cameras to record minor females undressing, showering, and using the bathroom in his home over the course of ten years. The victims, all under the age…
Michael Jamblyck Costly Bennett, Murder, Michigan 2023
⏱ 2 min read A Honduran national and murder suspect, Michael Jamblyck Costly Bennett, 30, was arrested in Taylor, Michigan, during a traffic stop, and charged with illegal re-entry into the United States. Bennett, who had been removed from the US twice before, was found to be in possession of fraudulent documents, including counterfeit Social…
Yolanda Matthews, Medicare Fraud, Michigan 2026
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICHIGAN – In a shocking case of greed, 58-year-old Yolanda Matthews has pleaded guilty to running a massive Medicare scam out of her adult day care center in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Matthews, the owner of the center, admitted to billing Medicare for psychotherapy services that never existed, raking in over $539,000 in false…
Brandon Piper, Drug Trafficking, Michigan 2026
⏱ 2 min read Brandon Piper, a 35-year-old from Gobles, Michigan, was sentenced to 21 months in prison for his role in a scheme to import and sell unapproved, misbranded prescription drugs from China. The drugs, including peptides like semaglutide and tirzepatide, were sold to customers in the US through a Canadian website and later…
Michael Wendt, Child Pornography, Michigan 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 38-year-old physician’s assistant from Grosse Ile, Michigan, has been arrested and charged with child pornography offenses. Michael Wendt was taken into custody on July 21, 2026, after allegedly uploading child sexually abusive material to his Google Drive account in June 2026. The arrest was made in Grosse Ile, and Wendt…
Nicholas Anthony, Sex Offender Registration Violation, Georgia 2024
⏱ 2 min read Nicholas Anthony, a 15-year-old’s predator, fled Michigan for Georgia, dodging sex offender registration. In 2011, Anthony was arrested in Warren, Michigan, for engaging in sexual contact with the minor. He pled no contest in 2015 and was ordered to register as a sex offender, but stopped complying in 2016. By 2024,…
