- Posted October 23, 2012
- Tweet This | Share on Facebook
Michigan man sentenced in slaying of mother-in-law
BATTLE CREEK (AP) -- A man convicted of first-degree murder for killing his mother-in-law with an aluminum baseball bat at a Battle Creek home last year has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
The mandatory sentence for Howard McDonald was given in Calhoun County Circuit Court. A jury last month convicted him in the November slaying of 69-year-old Joan Roush.
The Battle Creek Enquirer reported McDonald told the court Friday that he was "sorry we have to be here for this."
The 50-year-old defendant also was found guilty of assault with a dangerous weapon and first-degree home invasion.
Published: Tue, Oct 23, 2012
headlines Oakland County
- Reading reenactment
- Supreme Court overturns precedent on how to determine a child's domicile when parents are divorced
- Nessel reissues government imposter scams consumer alert following reports
- Formal Opinion 524: Government lawyers’ obligations when knowing of a public official’s intended or ongoing violation of law
- Whitmer signs bipartisan bills to address the opioid crisis, support public health
headlines National
- How to use AI but steer clear of hallucinated cases
- Lawyers for low-income clients strike in NYC
- Top prosecutor for International Criminal Court accused of sexual misconduct
- Big Tech companies facing new wave of lawsuits over copyright and AI
- Lawyer says he was ‘manic’ when he bought Cape Cod mansion in danger of falling into ocean
- Judge regrets ‘entitled little snot’ comment but still fit for the bench, lawyer says
