Thursday, March 1, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Macomb County Sheriff's Office. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Beatles argument ends in stabbing On Feb. 21, at approximately 7:41 p.m., Macomb County Sheriff's deputies received a report of 21-year-old Macomb Township male being treated for multiple stab wounds at the St. John Medical Center on 23 Mile Road. The suspect, a 17-year-old Macomb Township resident, told police he stabbed the victim with a Swiss Army-style knife following an argument about the Beatles. He admitted to then fleeing the scene, washing the blood from the knife and hiding it, according to the police report. There were no witnesses to the crime, according to the police report. The 17-year-old was arrested at his home and charged with aggravated felonious assault. He was then transported to the Macomb County Jail where he was …
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
The murder case against Joseph T. Reiner will finally move to Macomb County Circuit Court more than a year after the alleged crime was committed.
Almost one year to the day of the crime, the murder case against a Fraser man accused of brutally stabbing a Macomb Township woman will move into circuit court. Initially facing counts of felony home invasion and assault with intent to commit murder, the charges against Joseph T. Reiner, 28, were upgraded to murder in December 2011 following the death of the victim, 69-year-old Joann Eisenhardt. Although DNA evidence has failed to link Reiner to Eisenhardt–as Macomb County prosecutors had hoped–the murder charge against him will stand based on Macomb County Medical Examiner Dr. Daniel Spitz's testimony Wednesday in 41A District Court. Spitz testified that the double stabbing Eisenhardt suffered Feb. 23, 2011, did contribute to her death in…
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
The assault-turned-murder case against Joseph T. Reiner will near the one year mark in district court following an unexpected adjournment Wednesday.
The absence of the man charged in the Feb. 23 murder of a Macomb Township woman forced Judge Douglas P. Shepherd to postpone the case yet again today in 41A District Court. Joseph T. Reiner, 28, was scheduled to make his final appearance in district court today to hear the testimony of Macomb County Medical Examiner Daniel Spitz and see his case bound over to circuit court. But Reiner never arrived. As a result of miscommunication within the Michigan Department of Corrections, Reiner was transferred from the Macomb Correctional Facility to two other locations, neither of which received the transportation paperwork needed to ensure Reiner's on-time arrival to court today. "It's 45 minutes past the appointed date and time ... I think it's …
Sunday, December 11, 2011
From feel-good holiday tales, to local crime, here's a roundup of the news you might have missed during the week of Dec. 4-10.
It's been a busy week. We took time Wednesday to remember the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, and made state history by passing an anti-bullying law. But that was only the tip of the news iceberg. To help you stay up-to-date, we've rounded up the most interesting and important news headlines you may have missed in Macomb Township this week: Through the New Year, the holiday guide is your one-click portal to all the holiday events, sales, volunteer opportunities, contests and feel-good stories you need to stay in the "spirit of the season." Have a Santa photo gone wrong? Send it our way to include in a community album. Looking to buy your Christmas tree locally? We have a list of u-cut farms, stores selling artificial trees and fresh tree…
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Preliminary review from the Macomb County medical examiner was sufficient to lead 41A Court Judge Douglas P. Shepherd to charge Joseph T. Reiner with felony murder.
A 6-inch stack of medical records was all the evidence Macomb County prosecutors needed to have Macomb Township stabbing suspect Joseph T. Reiner's charges upgraded to felony murder Wednesday in 41A District Court. The 28-year-old Reiner, who is alleged to have stabbed Macomb Township resident Joann Eisenhardt in her home Feb. 23, now faces three charges: home invasion, assault with intent to commit murder, and felony murder. Macomb County Medical Examiner Daniel Spitz will appear in district court Jan. 25 to testify that Eisenhardt's death was a direct result of the injuries inflicted by Reiner in February. Reiner is alledged to have stabbed Eisenhardt twice in the neck with kitchen knives. However, during Wednesday's hearing, Judge …
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Pending the results of the Macomb County medical examiner's autopsy report, Joseph T. Reiner could face a felony murder charge in December. Reiner is the suspect in the Feb. 23 stabbing of a Macomb Township woman.
When stabbing suspect Joseph T. Reiner, 27, appeared in 41A District Court Wednesday, members of the courtroom found it hard to ignore Reiner's newest facial features, namely two tattooed devil horns on his forehead. "It's surprising to me," said prosecuting attorney William Cataldo. "He definitely chose to appear in court with devil horns on his forehead ... I've never seen this before, someone try to create the persona of evil. It presents a negative appearance." Reiner, who is currently facing charges of home invasion and attempted murder stemming from the Feb. 23 stabbing of a Macomb Township woman, could soon find his charges upgraded to felony murder. With the Sept. 20 death of the victim, Joanne Eisenhardt, 69, Cataldo is awaiting …
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Here's a roundup of the news you might have missed during the week of Sept. 18-24.
Some weeks pass excruciatingly slow, while others are over before you know it. Either way, it's no easy task to find time every day to check the news. To help you stay up-to-date, we've rounded up the most interesting and important news headlines you may have missed in Macomb Township this week: Police/Fire Obituary/Memorial Schools Sports Volunteers in the News
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Macomb Township resident Joanne Eisenhardt was stabbed twice in the neck by an intruder on Feb. 23 inside her Fairchild Road home. Suspect Joseph T. Reiner of Fraser is in jail awaiting his next court date for his alleged involvement in the attack.
The 69-year-old Macomb Township woman who was brutally stabbed Feb. 23 in her home died on Tuesday, and the man charged in her attack is now expected to face a felony murder charge in addition to a pending charge of felony home invasion. William Cataldo, Macomb County chief of homicide and prosecutor on the case, said he believes Joann Eisenhardt's death was a direct result of the injuries suffered in the February attack. "She has been in the hospital and hospice for the most part continuously since her injury," Cataldo said. He added that Macomb County Medical Examiner Daniel Spitz has been asked to perform an autopsy to confirm whether the initial injuries Eisenhardt suffered ultimately caused her death. The medical examiner's conclusion…
Where did the week go? Catch up on the news you might have missed with Macomb Patch.
There's a 20 percent chance of showers today, although it should be partly sunny through most of the day. We'll see a high near 67 degrees and a low around 48 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. The chance of showers continues into the evening, so it's not a bad idea to have an umbrella handy. Chippewa Valley High School journalism teacher, John Spreitzer, passed away suddenly Tuesday. Big Reds from past and present pay tribute to this much beloved teacher on Patch. The 69-year-old Macomb Township woman who was brutally stabbed during a home invasion in February died Tuesday. Joann Eisenhardt was stabbed twice in the neck by her attacker before the latter fled the scene. Suspect Joseph T. Reiner will now face a felony …
Monday, September 12, 2011
Judge Douglas P. Shepherd was to make a key decision in the case of Joseph T. Reiner, the suspect in the Feb. 23 stabbing of a Macomb woman, but the case has been postponed. The next court date has not been set.
Today's court date for Joseph T. Reiner, the suspect in the Feb. 23 stabbing of a Macomb Township woman, has been postponed once again following an adjournment Sept. 9. A Fraser resident, Reiner, 27, 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. Judge Douglas P. Shepherd, of the 41A District Court, was to make a key decision today regarding the prosecutor's attempt to use the testimony provided to police by a now-dead witness in the case. Because Eisenhardt remains in the hospital as a result of her injuries and is unable to identify Reiner as her attacker, …
mark ralph
7:08 pm on Thursday, October 27, 2011
Every comment is true, this man is pure evil and has no sole, the women that he attacked is now in a better place, the family misses her very much and as far as this man goes he will have his day in court and when he has his final jugement from the lord that is when the whole family will be at peace with what happen. more ›