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Wayne County Prosecutor charges Detroit mother of dead children found in freezer with abuse
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Mitchelle Angela Blair with four counts of child abuse first degree, a 15-year felony.
She has also been charged with one count of committing child abuse first degree in the presence of another child, a felony, with a penalty of life or any term of years felony.
Two of Blair’s children were discovered Tuesday in a freezer during a court-ordered eviction of an apartment on Detroit’s east side. The frozen bodies were identified as Blair’s 13-year-old daughter, Stoni Ann Blair (pictured below), and her 9-year-old son, Stephen Gage Berry … click here for more details.
Source says Detroit mom killed children after sexual assaults
New revelations about the Detroit mother accused of killing her two children and then putting them in a freezer for more than a year indicate the mom was angered after discovering the two children were committing sexual assault.
Police arrested the mother Tuesday after the gruesome discovery was made that morning. A bailiff was at the house to evict the woman. She was not inside when the bailiff was there. While in the home, the bailiff found the bodies of an 11-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl inside a freezer.
Mitchelle Blair, 35, admits to killing her two kids and then hiding their bodies in her freezer. 13-year-old Stoni Ann Blair and 9-year-old Stephen Gage Berry were found dead inside a freezer in the townhome on the east side of Detroit. Stoni would be 15 today, Stephen would be 11.
Outside the home on Wednesday, messages of love and prayers were left for the two young children while neighbors say she was living a lie.
On Wednesday, a police source told FOX 2’s Erika Erickson that the children were trying to sexually assault their younger brother … click here for more details.
Man claims Inkster police used excessive force
An arrest by Inkster police is causing outrage.
Video shows an officer punching a man more than a dozen times. Wednesday, the man at the center of it all, Floyd Dent, spoke out about the incident.
Dent can be seen being pulled from behind the wheel of a Cadillac on police dash cam video. He says a drive through Inkster on January 28th, changed his life when police used excessive force.
“It’s very hard. I tried going to work, working for a couple of weeks, but I can’t,” he said. “I had nightmares and that’s why I didn’t want to look at the tape, because when I saw it the other day and how they treated me, it was unbelievable.”
With his attorney by his side and a group of supporters behind him, Dent described what happens after seeing the police lights flashing in his rear-view mirror, when he was stopped by police for running a stop sign.
“An officer ran up to me with a gun and told me get out the car or I will blow your brains out,” said Dent.
Officers then put Dent in a choke hold and repeatedly punched him in the head.
“While this guy was beating me, I’m protecting my face with my right arm,” said Dent. “Somebody came and kicked me in the ribs and I heard somebody in the background say tase him.”
Dent said there were times when he feared for his life … click here for more details.
Protesters call for justice after video shows officers punching man during arrest
Protesters say they will not tolerate police brutality and are demanding the officers be fired.
“What do we want? Justice. When do we want it? Now,” chanted protesters.
Claims of excessive force caught on dash cam video after a traffic stop of Floyd Dent in Inkster has sparked protest.
“We are standing because we believe this is an injustice and it’s propagated by the city of Inkster,” said Rev. Charles Williams II, president of the Michigan Chapter of the National Action Network.
“I’m more afraid for my son to fall into the hands of white police officers, than into the hands of a black carjacker,” said Crystal Linton, from the Inkster Chapter of the National Action Network.
Inkster Police Chief Vicki Yost says she was one of the first to view the video and called for an investigation herself. Floyd Dent, who can be seen getting punched by police, says what’s there to investigate? … click here for more details.
Written by LBeasley (Lauren Beasley), Digital Producer of The Morning Heat and Sports Editor of Radio One Detroit
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