The Brief
- A preliminary examination for a man charged with shooting a teen with autism in Detroit will be held at a later date, a judge ruled Friday.
- It is the second prelim for the same case, after the judge found that there was not enough evidence to advance the case at the first prelim in the spring.
- The judge said the court needs to review copies of the transcripts from that preliminary examination before the case advances.
DETROIT (FOX 2) – A preliminary examination for a man accused of shooting a teen with autism in Detroit was pushed back a few weeks for the judge to review previous hearing transcripts.
Robert Pugh appeared in 36th District Court Judge Ronald Giles’ courtroom for a second time Friday in connection with the shooting of 18-year-old Claude Woosck. In May, Giles ruled that there was not enough evidence for the case against Pugh to advance, but made the decision without prejudice, allowing the prosecution to have the option to re-charge Pugh in the future.
Earlier this month, the prosecution moved to re-charge Pugh with the same charges he originally faced: assault with intent to murder, assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, carrying a weapon with unlawful intent, and three counts of felony firearm,…