Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido says that during a probable cause conference competency hearing last week.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Erica Hardy and defense counsel stipulated to, and the court adopted, the findings of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Center for Forensic Psychiatry report dated July 16.
The report found 39-year-old Zachary Fuqua, of Center Line, Michigan, competent to stand trial.
Fuqua is charged four felonies, including second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of his girlfriend inside her home, while her children were in the residence.
The hearing was held before Warren District Court Judge Suzanne Faunce of the 37th District Court due to early voting at the Center Line District Court.
A preliminary exam for Fuqua will be held on Oct. 29.
Fuqua is held in the Macomb County Jail without bond.
It is alleged that last March 17, Fuqua shot his 38-year-old girlfriend, Erica Marie Sanders, in the kitchen of her home in Center Line.
Officers with the Center Line Police Department responded to the residence where they found the victim with an apparent gunshot wound.
Despite attempts to provide lifesaving aid, the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Three of Sander’s four children were home at the time of the shooting.
Fuqua is charged with the following offenses:
Murder – Second Degree, a felony punishable by life or any term of years
Firearms - Possession by Prohibited Person, a felony punishable by 5 years
Ammunition - Possession by Prohibited Person, a felony punishable by 5 years
Three Counts: Felony Firearm, each a felony punishable by mandatory 2 years consecutive
Habitual Offender – Third Offense Notice, an aggravating sentencing factor.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Erica Hardy and defense counsel stipulated to, and the court adopted, the findings of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Center for Forensic Psychiatry report dated July 16.
The report found 39-year-old Zachary Fuqua, of Center Line, Michigan, competent to stand trial.
Fuqua is charged four felonies, including second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of his girlfriend inside her home, while her children were in the residence.
The hearing was held before Warren District Court Judge Suzanne Faunce of the 37th District Court due to early voting at the Center Line District Court.
A preliminary exam for Fuqua will be held on Oct. 29.
Fuqua is held in the Macomb County Jail without bond.
It is alleged that last March 17, Fuqua shot his 38-year-old girlfriend, Erica Marie Sanders, in the kitchen of her home in Center Line.
Officers with the Center Line Police Department responded to the residence where they found the victim with an apparent gunshot wound.
Despite attempts to provide lifesaving aid, the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Three of Sander’s four children were home at the time of the shooting.
Fuqua is charged with the following offenses:
Murder – Second Degree, a felony punishable by life or any term of years
Firearms - Possession by Prohibited Person, a felony punishable by 5 years
Ammunition - Possession by Prohibited Person, a felony punishable by 5 years
Three Counts: Felony Firearm, each a felony punishable by mandatory 2 years consecutive
Habitual Offender – Third Offense Notice, an aggravating sentencing factor.
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