An Oakland County judge is set to decide the next moves in a deeply rattling Royal Oak homicide case, after prosecutors shifted it to circuit court this week. Nathaniel Rockwell, 32, is accused of fatally shooting a maintenance worker at the Devon Park Apartments on July 31, 2025, and now faces a potential first-degree murder trial along with multiple gun charges as neighbors wait for the next hearing.
Charges and the next day in court
Nathaniel Joshua-Olson Rockwell is charged with one count of first-degree murder, three counts of felony firearm and two counts of felonious assault with a dangerous weapon, according to a press release from the Royal Oak Police Department. As reported by The Oakland Press, he waived his right to a preliminary exam in…..