Judge says, "I believe in the death penalty only for animals. You fit that category," to Joseph T. Reiner, 29, who was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of JoAnn Eisenhardt.
Judge says, "I believe in the death penalty only for animals. You fit that category," to Joseph T. Reiner, 29, who was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of JoAnn Eisenhardt.
A 29-year-old Fraser man was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for the brutal stabbing and murder of a Macomb Township woman. Macomb County Circuit Court Judge Peter J. Maceroni sentenced Joseph T. Reiner to life in prison without parole and ordered him to pay more than $8,000 in court costs and restitution to the victim's family. Reiner was found guilty Sept. 14 of first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder and home invasion related to the stabbing and subsequent death of 69-year-old JoAnn Eisenhardt on Feb. 23, 2011. “To feed your (heroin) habit, I am convinced you did these crimes, as were the 12 people who sat behind you,” said Maceroni. “People ask me as a judge, 'Do you believe in the death penalty?' And my response is…
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Joann Eisenhardt's family gathered at Macomb County Circuit Court Oct. 31 to hear the sentence passed on Joseph T. Reiner but was told that the prisoner was still on the other side of the state and they would have to wait another two weeks.
The sentencing of Joseph T. Reiner, 29, who was convicted of first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder and home invasion Sept. 14, was postponed Oct. 31 for another two weeks.
Friends and family of Joann Eisenhardt, the Macomb Township woman who was brutally stabbed in a 2011 home invasion, had hoped to leave the Macomb County Circuit Court Wednesday with a sense of closure upon the sentencing of her murderer, but instead they were met with disappointment and frustration. Joseph T. Reiner, the man found guilty Sept. 14 of first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder and home invasion related to the stabbing and subsequent death of Eisenhardt on Feb. 23, 2011, wasn’t there. With no defendant, the sentencing was postponed. “We’re overwhelmingly frustrated,” said Howard Eisenhardt, the victim’s eldest son. “Everybody is frustrated, but there is really nothing we can do.” “This is not the first time,” he added…
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Joseph T. Reiner, 29, was convicted of first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder and home invasion Sept. 14 and will be sentenced Oct. 31.
UPDATE: The sentencing has been postponed two weeks due to the absence of the defendant. The Fraser man convicted of murdering a 69-year-old Macomb Township woman will be sentenced today in Macomb County Circuit Court. A jury found 29-year-old Joseph T. Reiner guilty Sept. 14 of first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder and home invasion related to the stabbing and subsequent death of Joann Eisenhardt on Feb. 23, 2011. On the morning of the attack, Reiner kicked in the door of Eisenhardt's Fairchild Road home, stabbed her in the neck with two steak knives and fled with $2 worth of stolen jewelry. Hitching a ride with one of Eisenhardt's neighbors, Reiner eventually made his way to Grosse Pointe Farms, where he broke into two more …
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11:06 am on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Unfortunately, because the defendant was not at the courthouse, having never been transferred from a correctional facility in Ionia, the sentencing was delayed: http://patch.com/A-zhRw more ›
A jury found Joseph T. Reiner, the man accused in the brutal stabbing of Joann Eisenhardt on Feb. 23, 2011, guilty of first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder and home invasion on Sept. 14.
A jury has found a 28-year-old Fraser man guilty of first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder and home invasion related to the stabbing and subsequent death of a Macomb Township woman. After two-and-a-half hours of deliberation Sept. 14, the 12-member jury returned a verdict of guilty on all counts for Joseph T. Reiner, the man accused of breaking into 69-year-old Joann Eisenhardt’s Fairchild Road home, stabbing her in the neck with two steak knives and stealing $2 worth of jewelry on Feb. 23, 2011. For the victim’s family, this verdict was met with tears, hugs and a sense of relief in knowing that justice had at last been served for the woman they affectionately knew as "Mrs. Pinky," a mother, grandmother, sister and dedicated …
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Joseph T. Reiner, 28, was found guilty of first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder and home invasion Sept. 14
A jury has found a 28-year-old Fraser man guilty of first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder and home invasion related to the stabbing and subsequent death of a Macomb Township woman. After two-and-a-half hours of deliberation Sept. 14, the 12-member jury returned a verdict of guilty on all counts for Joseph T. Reiner, the man accused of breaking into 69-year-old Joann Eisenhardt’s Fairchild Road home, stabbing her in the neck with two steak knives and stealing $2 worth of jewelry on Feb. 23, 2011. For the victim’s family, this verdict was met with tears, hugs and a sense of relief in knowing that justice had at last been served for the woman they affectionately knew as "Mrs. Pinky," a mother, grandmother, sister and dedicated …
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7:18 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
Michigan needs to pass the death penalty! more ›
The trial of Joseph T. Reiner, who is accused of brutally stabbing a Macomb Township woman in her Fairchild Road home last year, continues in Circuit Court this week.
The first witnesses in the murder trial of a 28-year-old Fraser man accused of brutally stabbing a Macomb Township woman in her home last year are due to testify in Macomb County Circuit Court this week. Joseph T. Reiner is charged with first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder and home invasion stemming from his alleged Feb. 23, 2011 attack on 69-year-old Joann Eisenhardt. Eisenhardt, who was stabbed in the neck with two kitchen knives during the February attack, died Sept. 20, 2011 from what Macomb County Medical Examiner Dr. Daniel Spitz testified to be complications related to the original injuries. Reiner is accused of breaking into Eisenhardt's home, stabbing her and stealing $2 worth of jewelry, which Assistant Prosecutor …
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With the death of a key witness in the Feb. 23 stabbing of a Macomb Township woman, Judge Douglas P. Shepherd must decide whether that evidence may be presented by others, or not allowed in the case.
Judge Douglas P. Shepherd’s next decision in the case surrounding the Feb. 23 stabbing of a Macomb Township woman has the potential to make or break the prosecutor’s case against suspect Joseph T. Reiner, 27. A Fraser resident, Reiner is alleged to have broken into 69-year-old Joann Eisenhardt’s Fairchild Road home on the morning of Feb. 23 and stabbed her twice in the neck with kitchen knives before taking two rings from the victim and fleeing the scene. Although Eisenhardt remains in the hospital as a result of her injuries and is unable to identify Reiner as her attacker, testimony given by her neighbor, Thomas Kosciolek, on June 22, does place Reiner in the area of the attack on Feb. 23. Key testimony linking Reiner to Eisenhardt …
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Um Yeah
9:43 am on Saturday, December 1, 2012
Seriously, Commissioner? What shall we do? Call the Long Island Medium in to contact the deceased so this animal can question her? It's not a shame to comment on his tattoos. Yes, LOTS of people have tattoos. But not so many have devil horns on their foreheads. This is not a person that makes good choices, based on that alone. more ›