MI - Jonathan Welch charged with 4 murders; 3 while out on bond - including parents Robert Bray Jr. and Flossie Bray; and ex Zlayiah Frazier - 3/23/23

[Bishop Black]

Jonathan Welch, man out on low bond accused of murder of parents and ex, now charged with another killing

The case of Jonathan Welch took another turn Thursday. The man who was out on a $10,000 bond after being charged with torturing his ex and is now accused of killing her, his step-dad, and his mother has now also been charged with the murder of another woman just a week before his original charges.

www.fox29.com

Jonathan Welch, the Detroit man who was released on a low bond after being charged with several felonies including torture, has now been charged with a fourth murder that happened prior to his original arrest in June.

Welch was charged Thursday with the murder of Natayla Morse, 24, whose body was found in a field on Detroit's east side on June 4. Morse's body was originally unidentified but later confirmed.

On June 12, Welch was accused of a violent and graphic attack on his ex-girlfriend. According to the prosecutor's office, he strangled Frazier, poured gasoline on her, threatened to assault her with a drill, burned her arms and legs with a metal spatula, before attempting to sexually assault her using a pole.

Prosecutors then say 36th District Court Magistrate Dawn White set Welch's bond at $100,000 / 10 percent cash surety. After posting the $10,000 bond, Welch walked out of jail and a few days later, his ex-girlfriend Zlayiah Frazier was dead.

Prosecutors say Welch barricaded himself in his mom's Harper Woods home and then shot at police before setting the house on fire. He is also accused of killing his step-dad Robert Bray Jr. and his mother, Flossie Nicole Bray.

 

[everybodhi]

Wow. It’s amazing they let people out on the street after committing the kind of violent torture in his original charge.

Family of 4th alleged murder victim by suspect Jonathan Welch feeling anger, sorrow

"Did he deserve a bond? No. Especially that low," she said. "It’s absurd. I’m honestly speechless."

"Bond reform definitely needs to become a major thing," Aaliyah said. "Because this happens all the time. So much could have been prevented if they (had looked) at the bigger picture. You're a threat to the community."

 

[LadyL]

unreal - he never should've been out!

 

[Mapache]

how can they let him free after all of that dude?? thats so unfair for the people in his area..they should really reconsider that especially if hes even at the right age to go and stay in jail.

 

[Marysmith]

Unbelievable! How horrifying for all the victims and their loved ones!