Three Michigan men, all over 60 years old, who were found slaughtered in a Detroit basement in February were “brutally assaulted” by a man wielding a hammer and knife who was initially arrested for attacking someone else inside the home — and now faces a first-degree murder charge, officials say.
Lance Clowney II, 27, attacked the individuals at a residence in the 3100 block of Edsel Street on Feb. 17 and then fled the scene, according to a press release from the Wayne County prosecutor.
The bodies were discovered the following day but weren’t linked to Clowney until several weeks later, when he was arrested and charged with intent to murder and assault with a dangerous weapon for attacking a fourth man at the same residence, the press release says. A month passed before he was eventually charged with murder last week following the completion of the homicide investigation by the Detroit Police Department…