Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton

Jury Convicts Man of Murder in McDonald’s Parking Lot
Jury Convicts Man of Murder in McDonald’s Parking Lot
Jury Convicts Man of Murder in McDonald’s Parking Lot
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton has announced a jury has convicted a Flint man in last summer's shooting death of another man in a McDonald's restaurant parking lot. Dantrelle Dante Conerly, 24, was convicted Wednesday afternoon of second degree murder and three related gun charges in the July 2, 2012 shooting death of Marcus Payne, 41 of Flint Township...
Woman Charged in Cold Case Death of Her Granddaughter
Woman Charged in Cold Case Death of Her Granddaughter
Woman Charged in Cold Case Death of Her Granddaughter
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton has announced charges against a Flint woman in the nearly fifteen-year-old cold case death of her granddaughter. Lois Arlene Janish, 74, is charged with open murder related to the 1998 disappearance of her granddaughter, Coral Hall, age 14...
Man Charged in Double Homicide of Mother and Daughter
Man Charged in Double Homicide of Mother and Daughter
Man Charged in Double Homicide of Mother and Daughter
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton has charged a Flint man with double homicide related to the weekend deaths of a mother and her 11-year-old daughter. Michael Douglas Poole, 44, is charged with two counts of premeditated first degree murder for the killing of his ex-girlfriend Yolanda Renee Hill and her daughter, Cherish A...
Teen Held in Flint Double Murder, Victims Identified
Teen Held in Flint Double Murder, Victims Identified
Teen Held in Flint Double Murder, Victims Identified
Authorities say they have a person in custody after a double homicide this past weekend. A shooting had occurred around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday morning at a home located on Brandon St. near Knight Avenue. According to WNEM, the victims have been identified as 22-year-old Kareem Brian Walters and 28-year-old Alexis Lynn Frazier...
Flint Teen Found Guilty of Manslaughter
Flint Teen Found Guilty of Manslaughter
Flint Teen Found Guilty of Manslaughter
A Flint teen has been found guilty in the stabbing death of his mother's live-in boyfriend. According to WNEM, 18-year-old Devonte Pittman was convicted of beating and stabbing 28-year-old Nemya Roberts at the family's residence on Fleming Road near Pasedena in Flint...
Prosecutor Wants to Shut Down Violence-Plagued Bar
Prosecutor Wants to Shut Down Violence-Plagued Bar
Prosecutor Wants to Shut Down Violence-Plagued Bar
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton is attempting to permanently shut down The Palm Tree Lounge on the city's north side. Leyton filed a complaint against the owners in Genesee Circuit Court after a number of violent incidents -which included three homicides - at the club in the past year...
Prosecutor Charges Parents in Drowning Death of One-Year-Old Son
Prosecutor Charges Parents in Drowning Death of One-Year-Old Son
Prosecutor Charges Parents in Drowning Death of One-Year-Old Son
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton has charged the parents of a one-year-old boy with second degree murder and child abuse related to the infant's drowning death. On Monday, Flint Police were dispatched to a residence on Holly Avenue in the City of Flint in response to a report of a deceased one-year-old child...
Genesee County Prosecutor Charges Five in Connection with Armed Robberies
Genesee County Prosecutor Charges Five in Connection with Armed Robberies
Genesee County Prosecutor Charges Five in Connection with Armed Robberies
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton announced charges on Thursday against five individuals related to a string of violent armed robberies in three local communities over the last two plus years. According to police investigations, between July 2010 and March 2013, these individuals robbed at least 17 different banks and businesses in the City of Flint, Flint Twp and Mt...
Detroit Man Convicted of Selling Heroin in Flint
Detroit Man Convicted of Selling Heroin in Flint
Detroit Man Convicted of Selling Heroin in Flint
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton has announced that a jury has returned a guilty verdict against a Detroit resident who was selling drugs on the streets of Flint. Marcel Anthony Mitchell, 27 of Detroit, was found guilty of delivery of heroin less than 50 grams, a 20 year felony...
Juries Convict Three in 2012 Carjacking and Murder of Grand Blanc Woman
Juries Convict Three in 2012 Carjacking and Murder of Grand Blanc Woman
Juries Convict Three in 2012 Carjacking and Murder of Grand Blanc Woman
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton has announced that three separate juries have rendered guilty verdicts in the March 2012 carjacking and murder of a Grand Blanc woman. James Less Horn, 21 of Flint, Nancy Edna Johnson, 34 of Davison, and Matthew  Allen Riselay, 20 of Flint, were each charged and convicted of killing Leslie Mills, 55 of Grand Blanc, on March 4th, 2012 at around 9 p.m. ... Read

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