Preliminary Exam Postponed for Man Charged in Two-Decade Old Murder Case

A competency exam will be conducted on Kelly Brady while the preliminary exam will now take place on Sept. 21.

On Friday morning, the preliminary exam for Kelly Brady — charged with the 1991 murder of Gracielita Flores in Dearborn — was postponed to Sept. 21 to allow a competency evaluation to be completed on Brady. Currently a resident of Florida, Brady turned himself into the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s deputies in May, allegedly confessing to a crime now older than 20 years. Dearborn police were informed and Brady was extradited to Michigan for a case that had been all but forgotten. The murderer of Gracelita was never identified and the case was cold until Brady allegedly confessed. Appearing in court today for just more than 10 minutes, Brady was largely silent, allowing his lawyer, Maria Mannarino, to argue to 19th District Court Judge Mark …

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Tucker Cipriano, Friend Pleaded Not Guilty to Murder Charges

Tucker Cipriano and Mitchell Young will stand trial in Circuit Court.

Tucker Cipriano, 19, and Mitchell Young, 20, pleaded not guilty on the five felony charges they face in connection with the April 16 attack that left Tucker's father dead and his mother and brother critically injured. The two appeared in Oakland County Circuit Court Tuesday afternoon for an arraignment and face the following charges: The two were arraigned separately, and each arraignment lasted just a few minutes. Neither Young nor Cipriano spoke, as their attorneys spoke on their behalf. Young is now scheduled to have a pre-trial on July 31 at 1:30 p.m. in Oakland County Circuit Court. Cipriano's pre-trial is set for Sept. 4 at 1:30 p.m. in order to allow for enough time to complete a mental health examination, which his lawyer requested…

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Court Date Rescheduled for Dearborn Man Charged in Gas Station Shooting

Ibrahim Saleh will be due back in court in Detroit on June 11.

The preliminary examination for a Dearborn man charged with first-degree murder has been rescheduled, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office announced Thursday. Ibrahim Saleh, charged with the shooting death of a man at a Detroit gas station where Saleh worked as an attendant, will be due back in the 36th District Court on June 11 at 1:30 p.m. in front According to the prosecutor's office, the hearing was adjourned because Saleh was not transported to the court. Saleh, 23, is charged with first-degree murder and felony firearm possession in the death of Michael A. Haynes, 24, of Detroit. “The evidence in this case, by all accounts, illustrates how a seemingly random argument can escalate into needless loss of life,” Wayne County Prosecutor …

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Community Reeling Over Beating Death of Dearborn Schools Employee

The murder of Dearborn Business Services Director Robert Cipriano in the early hours of Monday and subsequent arrest of his son left a torrent of loss and confusion for those who knew the family.

Some had heard ominous information on television or on the radio, but when the employees at Dearborn Public Schools’ administration offices were asked to congregate in conference room Monday morning, their worst fears were confirmed. Robert Cipriano–the district’s 52-year-old business services director and the financial whiz that helped guide the district through rough fiscal waters for 12 years–was beat to death by intruders at his Farmington Hills home Monday morning. It was a confirmation that no one wanted to believe, said Dave Mustonen, the district’s spokesman. “The employees in this office, the (superintendent’s) cabinet, were told as they came in,” he said. “Other administrative employees were told in a conference room. “There was …

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Detroit Man Convicted of Dearborn Store Owner Murder

Tanaka Wells will be sentenced on March 13 for the 2011 murder of Jay Shin.

A Wayne County jury has convicted a Detroit man in the murder of a Dearborn store owner, the Dearborn Police Department announced Friday. Twenty-year-old Tanaka Wells was found guilty of first degree murder, as well as three counts of armed robbery and firearm use, in the March 15, 2011, slaying of Jay Shin, as well as the robbery of his Dearborn store, Sunrise Beauty Supply. Wells is set to be sentenced on March 13 in front of Judge Lawrence Talon. With a history of previous armed robbery convictions, he is expected to receive a life sentence. A second defendant in the case, 19-year-old Detroit resident Ronnie Lamont Matthews, plead guilty to second degree murder in January. He is expected to be sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison as …

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Jury Trial Set for Alleged Basketball Court Shooter

Fadi Faraj of Dearborn will face trial in Detroit in December after being arraigned on information on Sept. 19.

A man accused of shooting someone to death during a basketball court scuffle in Dearborn this summer has been scheduled for a jury trial. Dearborn resident Fadi Faraj–who was arrested in July and charged with the murder of 23-year-old Hassan Zeidan–will face a jury trial in front of Detroit Judge Carole Youngblood on Dec. 5, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office. The charges arise from a scuffle on an east Dearborn basketball court on July 13. According to witnesses, Faraj left the basketball court to go to his car and came back with a gun. He then allegedly shot Zeidan. Faraj, 34, faces charges of first-degree murder and felony firearm. The first offense carries a life sentence, while the second carries a two-year sentence, if…

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Detroit Teen Arraigned for Dearborn Heights Murder, Robbery

Antonnie O'Neil Ray faces up to life in prison if convicted for the shooting of Moshin Jaber-Hassoun Al-Uglah.

The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office announced Tuesday afternoon that a suspect in the Sept. 14 shooting of a Dearborn Heights Man has been arraigned on charges of home invasion, robbery and murder. Detroit resident Antonnie O'Neil Ray, 19, was arrested in connection with the homicide of Moshin Jaber-Hassoun Al-Uglah of Dearborn Heights. A warrent request for Ray's suspected accomplice in the crime is still being reviewed, the prosecutor's office said Tuesday. Dearborn Heights police responded to a 911 call from residents of a home on the 20400 block of Brooklawn just after 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 14. According to police reports, two men entered the house armed with weapons and robbed the Al-Uglah, his wife  and his bother at gunpoint. The …

Preliminary Examinations Begin in Dearborn Murder Case

The first witness in the alleged July 13 basketball court murder recounted the entire story at the 19th District Court Friday morning.

The events leading up to the alleged July 13 murder of a Dearborn man were replayed in the 19th District Court Friday morning, as a witness recounted the story in the case’s first preliminary examination. The prosecution’s only witness was at the scene of the alleged murder of 23-year-old Hassan Zeidan on the basketball court behind Riverside Academy West. Both witnesses called to the stand by defense attorney Elias Muawad chose not to testify before seeking legal counsel.  Fadi Faraj faces charges of first-degree murder and felony firearm possession from the July 13 incident. The 34-year-old allegedly shot Zeidan three times in the back and once in the head after a scuffle on the basketball court. The prosecution's witness, Gassan Mrue, …

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