Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido has announced that a jury convicted 25-year-old Antoine Paige, Jr., of Warren, on all charges, including ten felony offenses.
The convictions include two counts of Assault with Intent to Murder, each punishable by up to life in prison.
Paige’s 4-day jury trial began on July 14, before the Honorable Rachel Rancilio of the Macomb County Circuit Court. On Friday, July 17, after two hours of deliberation, the jury
returned its verdict of guilty as charged on the following counts:
Two Counts - Assault with Intent to Murder, a life or any term of years felony
Weapons - Firearms - Possession by a Prohibited Person, a 5-year felony
Weapons -Ammunition - Possession by a Prohibited Person, a 5-year felony
Carrying a Concealed Weapon, a 5-year felony
Three Counts - Weapons - Felony Firearm, a 2-year felony consecutive to main charge
Police Officer – Fleeing – Third-Degree – Vehicle Code, a 5-year felony
Police Officer – Assaulting/Resisting/Obstructing, a 2-year felony.
Last December 14, Paige fired multiple handgun shots at his cousin and her boyfriend, wounding the cousin in the shoulder.
When officers contacted him in a vehicle, Paige ignored lawful commands and fled, leading police from Eastpointe and St. Clair Shores on a high-speed pursuit exceeding 120 mph on eastbound I-94.
The chase ended after his vehicle crashed on North River Road, and following a multi-agency search, Paige was found hiding in a canal beneath a dock and taken into custody.
Paige will be sentenced on Sept. 3.
The sentencing guidelines recommend incarceration ranging from 270 months to 900 months/ life, plus two years consecutive for felony firearm.
The convictions include two counts of Assault with Intent to Murder, each punishable by up to life in prison.
Paige’s 4-day jury trial began on July 14, before the Honorable Rachel Rancilio of the Macomb County Circuit Court. On Friday, July 17, after two hours of deliberation, the jury
returned its verdict of guilty as charged on the following counts:
Two Counts - Assault with Intent to Murder, a life or any term of years felony
Weapons - Firearms - Possession by a Prohibited Person, a 5-year felony
Weapons -Ammunition - Possession by a Prohibited Person, a 5-year felony
Carrying a Concealed Weapon, a 5-year felony
Three Counts - Weapons - Felony Firearm, a 2-year felony consecutive to main charge
Police Officer – Fleeing – Third-Degree – Vehicle Code, a 5-year felony
Police Officer – Assaulting/Resisting/Obstructing, a 2-year felony.
Last December 14, Paige fired multiple handgun shots at his cousin and her boyfriend, wounding the cousin in the shoulder.
When officers contacted him in a vehicle, Paige ignored lawful commands and fled, leading police from Eastpointe and St. Clair Shores on a high-speed pursuit exceeding 120 mph on eastbound I-94.
The chase ended after his vehicle crashed on North River Road, and following a multi-agency search, Paige was found hiding in a canal beneath a dock and taken into custody.
Paige will be sentenced on Sept. 3.
The sentencing guidelines recommend incarceration ranging from 270 months to 900 months/ life, plus two years consecutive for felony firearm.
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