Three defendants have been bound over to face trial in Macomb County Circuit Court in connection with the alleged attempted murder of local businessman Eddie Jawad.
At the end of a preliminary hearing last Friday for Jasan Martin, Rachard Huffman and Dawn Huffman, 41A District Court Judge Stephen Sierawski ruled that sufficient evidence existed to increase one of Rachard and Dawn Huffman’s charges.
The count of Conspiracy to Commit Embezzlement of More than $1,000 but less than $20,000, a 5-year felony, was changed to Conspiracy to Commit Embezzlement of $100,000 or more, 20-year felony.
Jasan Huffman was bound over on five felony counts.
Jasan, Rachard Huffman and Dawn Huffman will be arraigned before Macomb County Circuit Court James Maceroni on March 10.
All of the defendants are in custody at the Macomb County Jail with bonds of $1 million.
Jasan Martin, 32 of Eastpointe, is facing the following felonies.
Conspiracy to Commit Homicide – Murder First Degree – Premeditated, punishable by life without parole
Assault with Intent To Murder, punishable by life or any term of years
Weapons Felony Firearm, a 2-year felony, consecutive to main charge
Weapons - Firearms - Possession By Prohibited Person, a 5-year felony
Weapons Felony Firearm, a 2-year felony, consecutive to main charge
Martin also has a Habitual Offender - Fourth Offense Notice, subjecting him to mandatory life in prison if convicted of any of the primary felonies.
Rachard Deandre Huffman, 39 of Sterling Heights, is charged with the following:
Conspiracy to Commit Homicide – Murder First Degree – Premeditated, punishable by life without parole
Conspiracy to Commit Embezzlement – Agent or Trustee $100,000 or More, a 20-year felony
Dawn Huffman, 45 and also of Sterling Heights, MI, is charged with the following:
Conspiracy to Commit Homicide – Murder First Degree – Premeditated, punishable by life without parole
Embezzlement of $100,000 or More, a 20-year felony, and
Conspiracy to Commit Embezzlement – Agent or Trustee $100,000 or More, a 20-year felony.
Dawn Huffman, formerly the office manager for Jawad Investments, is accused of embezzling more than $100,000 from the company.
Prosecutors allege that she, along with her husband Rachard Huffman and his brother Jasan Martin, conspired to silence the company’s owner, Eddie Jawad, after he noticed unusual activity on a business credit card.
It is alleged that on Oct. 14, 2025, Martin hid under a vehicle in Jawad’s driveway and fired multiple gunshots as Jawad drove past.
At the end of a preliminary hearing last Friday for Jasan Martin, Rachard Huffman and Dawn Huffman, 41A District Court Judge Stephen Sierawski ruled that sufficient evidence existed to increase one of Rachard and Dawn Huffman’s charges.
The count of Conspiracy to Commit Embezzlement of More than $1,000 but less than $20,000, a 5-year felony, was changed to Conspiracy to Commit Embezzlement of $100,000 or more, 20-year felony.
Jasan Huffman was bound over on five felony counts.
Jasan, Rachard Huffman and Dawn Huffman will be arraigned before Macomb County Circuit Court James Maceroni on March 10.
All of the defendants are in custody at the Macomb County Jail with bonds of $1 million.
Jasan Martin, 32 of Eastpointe, is facing the following felonies.
Conspiracy to Commit Homicide – Murder First Degree – Premeditated, punishable by life without parole
Assault with Intent To Murder, punishable by life or any term of years
Weapons Felony Firearm, a 2-year felony, consecutive to main charge
Weapons - Firearms - Possession By Prohibited Person, a 5-year felony
Weapons Felony Firearm, a 2-year felony, consecutive to main charge
Martin also has a Habitual Offender - Fourth Offense Notice, subjecting him to mandatory life in prison if convicted of any of the primary felonies.
Rachard Deandre Huffman, 39 of Sterling Heights, is charged with the following:
Conspiracy to Commit Homicide – Murder First Degree – Premeditated, punishable by life without parole
Conspiracy to Commit Embezzlement – Agent or Trustee $100,000 or More, a 20-year felony
Dawn Huffman, 45 and also of Sterling Heights, MI, is charged with the following:
Conspiracy to Commit Homicide – Murder First Degree – Premeditated, punishable by life without parole
Embezzlement of $100,000 or More, a 20-year felony, and
Conspiracy to Commit Embezzlement – Agent or Trustee $100,000 or More, a 20-year felony.
Dawn Huffman, formerly the office manager for Jawad Investments, is accused of embezzling more than $100,000 from the company.
Prosecutors allege that she, along with her husband Rachard Huffman and his brother Jasan Martin, conspired to silence the company’s owner, Eddie Jawad, after he noticed unusual activity on a business credit card.
It is alleged that on Oct. 14, 2025, Martin hid under a vehicle in Jawad’s driveway and fired multiple gunshots as Jawad drove past.
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