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Teen charged with hate crime in Utash beating due in court

Detroit teen arraigned in mob attack on suburban motorist; court referee sets bond at $400,000

Published On: Apr 17 2014 03:01:47 AM EDT

DETROIT -
A 16-year-old Detroit boy charged with assault and ethnic intimidation in the beating of Steve Utash has a court hearing Thursday.

The teen, whose name is not yet being released, was ordered Saturday to be held on a $400,000 bond.

Utash, 54, was punched and kicked by several people as he stopped April 2 to check on 10-year-old David Harris, who was struck when he stepped in front of Utash's pickup truck...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...-crime-in-utash-beating-due-in-court/25448070


April 17, 2014 at 8:00 am

Detroit teen faces hearing in mob attack on Clinton Twp. motorist

Associated Press

Detroit — A 16-year-old Detroit boy is due back in juvenile court on assault and ethnic intimidation charges in the brutal beating of a suburban motorist.

A hearing is scheduled Thursday afternoon at the Lincoln Hall of Justice.

The teen is being held on a $400,000 bond. He was arraigned Saturday in the April 2 beating of 54-year-old Steve Utash on Detroit’s east side...

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140417/METRO01/304170058#ixzz2z9ZVFX2o
 
April 21, 2014 at 8:16 am

Four charged in Utash beating in Detroit expected in court today

Oralandar Brand-Williams and George Hunter/The Detroit News

The preliminary hearing for four adult men charged in the mob attack of suburban motorist Steve Utash is scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday in Frank Murphy Hall of Justice.

The hearing, which is expected to include testimony about the events that took place during the April 2 brutal attack on Utash, is scheduled to be heard before 36th District Court Judge Alicia Jones-Coleman.

Utash, a 54-year-old tree trimmer from Clinton Township, was attacked after he stopped to check on a 10-year-old boy who was struck by Utash’s truck after he darted into traffic on Morang Street near Balfour, on the city’s eastside...

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140421/METRO01/304210051#ixzz2zWrgtcVD


Hearing to decide if 4 should stand trial in Detroit attack on motorist who hit boy with truck

Steve Utash remains hospitalized after April 2 beating

Published On: Apr 21 2014 06:36:19 AM EDT Updated 37 m

DETROIT -
Four males ages 17 to 30 are returning to court for a hearing on whether they should stand trial for the severe beating of a suburban man who accidentally struck a 10-year-old with his pickup truck on Detroit's east side...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...k-on-motorist-who-hit-boy-with-truck/25578604


Live stream - Hearing for 4 charged in Utash beating:

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/watch-live-hearing-for-4-charged-in-utash-beating/25579358
 
April 21, 2014 at 11:48 pm

Courtroom ruckus sets stage for Utash beating trials

George Hunter/The Detroit News

Detroit — Four men will stand trial in the beating of Clinton Township motorist Steven Utash, following a raucous hearing Monday in which some courtroom onlookers blurted objections and laughed at a description of the near-deadly thrashing, and a defendant made an obscene gesture to a photographer.

Latrez Cummings, 19; James Davis, 24; and Wonzey Saffold, 30, were bound over for trial on charges of assault with intent to commit murder. A fourth defendant, 17-year-old Bruce Wimbush, waived his right to a preliminary exam during the hearing in 36th District Court and will face a trial...

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...rtroom-ruckus-sets-stage-Utash-beating-trials
 
BetteDavisEyes said:
April 21, 2014 at 11:48 pm

Courtroom ruckus sets stage for Utash beating trials

George Hunter/The Detroit News

Detroit — Four men will stand trial in the beating of Clinton Township motorist Steven Utash, following a raucous hearing Monday in which some courtroom onlookers blurted objections and laughed at a description of the near-deadly thrashing, and a defendant made an obscene gesture to a photographer.

Latrez Cummings, 19; James Davis, 24; and Wonzey Saffold, 30, were bound over for trial on charges of assault with intent to commit murder. A fourth defendant, 17-year-old Bruce Wimbush, waived his right to a preliminary exam during the hearing in 36th District Court and will face a trial...

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...rtroom-ruckus-sets-stage-Utash-beating-trials
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I hope they all get the max. The behavior in court was beyond belief, defendants, family and friends.

Mohr said Utash, who appeared last week to be recovering from his injuries after he’d been in a medically induced coma for nearly two weeks, has taken a bad turn.

“We thought he was starting to come back out of it, but he’s not,” Mohr said.

“He ain’t the Steve I know. The family ... they’re messed up. Steve’s out of it; he wakes up and thinks he’s a train conductor. He thinks he hit the kid with an airplane. He’s awake but he’s not understanding what’s going on.”
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BetteDavisEyes said:
April 21, 2014 at 11:48 pm

Courtroom ruckus sets stage for Utash beating trials

George Hunter/The Detroit News

Detroit — Four men will stand trial in the beating of Clinton Township motorist Steven Utash, following a raucous hearing Monday in which some courtroom onlookers blurted objections and laughed at a description of the near-deadly thrashing, and a defendant made an obscene gesture to a photographer.

Latrez Cummings, 19; James Davis, 24; and Wonzey Saffold, 30, were bound over for trial on charges of assault with intent to commit murder. A fourth defendant, 17-year-old Bruce Wimbush, waived his right to a preliminary exam during the hearing in 36th District Court and will face a trial...

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...rtroom-ruckus-sets-stage-Utash-beating-trials
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This is absolutely disgusting.


From above link....
A group whose members described themselves as relatives of the defendants laughed when Assistant Wayne County Prosecutor Lisa Lindsey read aloud Saffold’s description of how the mob kicked and punched Utash.

Why wasn't this entire group removed from the courtroom?
 
Blondie in Spokane said:
Driver beaten by Detroit mob in April after he stopped to help boy he accidentally hit will soon be released from the hospital

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-accidentally-hit-soon-released-hospital.html
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He’s doing so much better,' Mandi Emerick recently posted on Facebook about her father, Steve Utash. 'He doesn’t need a sitter in his room anymore either and he is almost back to his old self. We are overjoyed that he’s okay.
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I'm so glad.
 
June 16, 2014 at 12:22 pm

Man charged in Utash beating takes plea deal, agrees to testify

Tony Briscoe/The Detroit News

Detroit — Despite receiving threats, one of the four men accused in the brutal beating of Clinton Township motorist Steven Utash in April has taken a plea deal with prosecutors and agreed to testify against the other defendants.

Bruce Wimbush Jr., 18, appeared Monday morning before Wayne County Circuit Judge James Callahan and pleaded guilty to assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, a 10-year felony. But Wimbush will be eligible for the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act, which allows him to be sentenced under a probation program for offenders age 17 to 20 and avoid a criminal record once he successfully completes the program...

...Callahan agreed to release Wimbush on a $20,000 recognizance bond so long as he wears a GPS tether. Wimbush will be sentenced July 7....

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140616/METRO01/306160045#ixzz34p1llBTs
 
This is shocking. How horrible for the man and his family. I agree, it is race related. It is a problem in every country in this world. How they beat a poor defenceless man, and without a care in the world. And to laugh about it in court?! what is this world coming to??
 
Juvenile suspect charged in Utash beating due in court

Published On: Jun 18 2014 02:31:13 AM EDT Updated On: Jun 18 2014 07:22:14 AM EDT

DETROIT -
A 17-year-old who is charged as a juvenile in connection with the mob beating of a driver who accidentally hit a young boy with his pickup in April is due in court for a pretrial hearing.

The teen is accused of being part of a group who attacked 54-year-old Steve Utash on April 2 and is charged with assault and ethnic intimidation. He was 16 at the time of the alleged crime. Local 4 has learned a plea deal is in the works...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/juvenile-suspect-charged-in-utash-beating-due-in-court/26533228


June 18, 2014 at 11:28 am

Teen suspect in Utash beating expected to plead guilty today

Oralandar Brand-Williams/The Detroit News

Detroit —The youngest suspect in the beating of suburban motorist Steve Utash is expected to plead guilty today, the teen’s lawyer has confirmed.

The 17-year-old, who allegedly initiated the attack on Utash, is due in court at 1:30 p.m. in Wayne County Juvenile Court before Judge Jerome Cavanagh. He is charged with assault and ethnic intimidation...

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140618/METRO01/306180064#ixzz350cUKTCm
 
June 18, 2014 at 2:27 pm

Teen suspect in Utash beating pleads guilty to assault

Oralandar Brand-Williams/The Detroit News

Detroit — The youngest suspect in the beating of suburban motorist Steve Utash pleaded guilty to an assault charge Wednesday and agreed to testify against others charged in the incident.

In exchange for his testimony, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office agreed to drop ethnic intimidation charges against the 17-year-old, who allegedly initiated the attack on Utash...

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140618/METRO01/306180064#ixzz351HmXPFx
 
wow, he INITIATED the attack? Did we know that already? And he's the one who flipped and got the deal? I know it is all about who cracks first, but just wow.
 
3 suspects charged in Steve Utash's beating take plea deals

Published On: Jun 19 2014 02:56:58 AM EDT Updated 33 m

DETROIT -
Three men charged with the brutal beating of a driver who accidentally hit a 10-year-old boy with his pickup truck have each taken a plea deal.

Latrez Cummings, 19, James Davis, 24, and Wonzey Saffold, 30, all acknowledged to either punching or kicking Steve Utash on April 2.

They had been scheduled to go to trial in August on charges of assault with intent to murder, but each pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...-3-charged-with-steve-utashs-beating/26507732


June 19, 2014 at 10:34 am

3 accused in Utash beating plead guilty to assault charges

Oralandar Brand-Williams/The Detroit News

Detroit — The three remaining suspects charged in connection with the beating of suburban motorist Steven Utash took plea deals Thursday in a Wayne County Circuit courtroom.

Latrez Cummings, 19, James Davis, 24, and Wonzey Saffold, 30, all agreed to plead guilty to assault with attempt to do great bodily harm less than murder, a 10-year felony, in the mob beating of Utash, a 54-year-old Clinton Township resident and landscaper.

Cummings, who admitted to hitting Utash, and Davis, who said he kicked the Clinton Township man, will be sentenced July 10. Saffold, who admitted to kicking Utash twice, will be sentenced July 7.

Saffold’s attorney, Ray Paige, said his client has agreed to what is expected to be a six-year prison term in the beating. Saffold and each of the other men could have received 25 years on attempted murder charges...

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140619/METRO01/306190063#ixzz356b34SVv
 
Final 3 Plead Guilty To Reduced Charges In Detroit Mob Beating

June 19, 2014 11:45 AM

DETROIT (WWJ) – There won’t be a trial as all five charged in the case of a suburban man beaten by a mob in Detroit have now pleaded guilty to reduced charges.

The final three: 19-year-old Latrez Cummings, 24-year-old James Davis, and 30-year-old Wonzey Saffold each pleaded to a charge of assault to do great bodily harm less than murder, Thursday in Wayne County Circuit Court.

The three all admitted they participated in the attack on 54-year-old Steven Utash, who got out of his truck to help a young boy he’d hit with his pickup truck in April.

Prosecutors dropped attempted murder charges against all three as part of a plea deal...

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/06/19/3-more-plead-to-reduced-charges-in-detroit-mob-beating/
 
Utash attacker sentenced to at least 6 years in prison

Wonzey Saffold pleaded guilty to assault in exchange for having attempted murder charge dropped

Published On: Jul 07 2014 06:27:30 AM EDT Updated 26 m

DETROIT -
One of the five people who pleaded guilty in the attack on Steve Utash has been sentenced to prison.

Wonzey Saffold pleaded guilty to assault in exchange for having an attempted murder charge dropped. At his sentencing Monday, Judge James Callahan told Saffold his actions had "caused a tremendous upheaval in the city."

Saffold was sentenced to six years and four months to 10 years in prison...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...n-mob-attack-on-detroitarea-motorist/26821198


Teen convicted in beating of Steve Utash given 3 years of probation

Author: Halston Herrera, Senior News Editor for ClickOnDetroit.com, @ClickOnHalston, hherrera@wdiv.com

Published On: 46 m Updated 44 m

DETROIT -
An 18-year-old charged with being part of a group who beat a driver after he accidentally hit a 10-year-old boy in Detroit with his pickup truck has been sentenced to probation and drug testing.

Bruce Wimbush admitted to striking Steve Utash during the April 2 attack. Police have said Utash, a 54-year-old tree trimmer from Clinton Township, was not at fault for the incident. The boy was not seriously hurt, but Utash spent days in a coma.

Wimbush said he has a younger brother of his own and "got emotional" when he saw what happened...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...eve-utash-given-3-years-of-probation/26824410
 
July 7, 2014 at 10:48 am

One man gets prison sentence, another gets probation for beating of Detroit motorist

Oralandar Brand-Williams
The Detroit News

Detroit — One of two men who pleaded guilty last month in a mob attack on suburban motorist Steve Utash received a sentence of six years and four months to 10 years in prison for his part on the assault.

Wonzey Saffold also received a blistering tongue lashing from the enraged brother of Utash, who was not in the courtroom at the time of the sentencing.

Safford, 30, and Bruce Wimbush, 18, were in the courtroom of Wayne County Circuit Court Judge James Callahan Monday morning to learn their punishment for the beating that put Utash into a 10 day coma and has left him with brain damage...

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140707/METRO01/307070043#ixzz36nU5bHuW
 
“What Kind Of Defense Can They Use?” Says Utash In Letter To Court Before Defendants’ Sentencing

July 7, 2014 11:35 AM

DETROIT (WWJ) – It was an emotional scene in the courtroom Monday as family members made impact statements before the sentencing of two men involved in the beating of Steven Utash — a case that made national headlines.

Utash, 54, was beaten by at least five people after he stopped to check on the condition of a child he had accidentally hit with his car on Detroit’s east side in April. Witnesses at the time said the child had dashed into the roadway.

The beating left Utash in the hospital for six weeks, suffering from severe head injuries.

His family rallied by his side, and at sentencing an emotional Mandi Utash read a letter from her father in the courtroom...

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/07...letter-to-court-before-defendants-sentencing/
 
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