In a distressing event earlier this year, four individuals were charged in connection with a violent home invasion that occurred in Washtenaw County, which saw the assailants impersonate police officers, the Michigan State Police have reported; among the accused are a husband and wife, and the charges include first-degree home invasion, armed robbery, and unlawful imprisonment, as noted by The Detroit News.
On the morning of January 4, a family was subjected to a harrowing ordeal in their home located in the 10000 block of East Willow Road, where the intruders bound and pistol-whipped at least one victim, demanded money from the adults and ransacked the place, while a 3-year-old child was present during this traumatic episode; the accused are Jermond Matthews, 28, Devin Javon Gates, 27, Myran Deshawn Couch, 48, and Kristi Lee Couch, 44, who allegedly fled in a rented vehicle after the incident, FOX 2 Detroit reports.
Finding evidence such as a tactical vest and several firearms, suspected to be linked to the crime, detectives managed to identify the suspects and by May ejecuted arrest warrants for the group; notably, one of the suspects used a chainsaw to gain access to different areas of the house during the invasion, according to Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Washtenaw County Andrew Childers, who revealed this detail “during a May 22 hearing for one of the defendants” stated by MLive…