Man charged in Eastpointe shooting, hostage situation

EASTPOINTE — A Detroit man stands accused of crimes related to allegedly shooting a man in the thigh and threatening to kill a woman and her young children at their Eastpointe home.

The suspect is Robert Terrance Phillips-Brown, 24. He was arraigned Aug. 19 before Magistrate Mark Makoski in Eastpointe’s 38th District Court, charged with one count each of assault with intent to murder, a life felony or any number of years; unlawful imprisonment, a 15-year felony; prohibited person possessing a firearm, a five-year felony; and reckless use of a firearm, a 90-day misdemeanor. In addition, he faces three counts of felony firearm, which is a consecutive two-year felony.

Makosski set Phillips-Brown’s bond at $750,000, cash or surety only, no 10% option, with the condition that he must wear a GPS steel-cuff tether if he pays bond.

Phillips-Brown’s attorney, Robbie Lang, did not comment by press time…

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