michigan
Elysa Ella-Ann Kelemen received a life sentence without parole for the first-degree felony murder of her 6-year-old stepson, Kyron Kelemen, in a Michigan hotel room. The 34-year-old beat the boy to death after he knocked over her laptop in January 2024. Eaton County prosecutors highlighted failures in the child welfare system that allowed the abuse to continue.
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Michael Lopez, a 45-year-old man charged with murdering Melvindale Police Cpl. Mohamed Said, was barred from his trial in Wayne County court after shouting at his attorney. The outburst occurred when his lawyer did not object to a video's admission into evidence. Lopez will now monitor proceedings from a cell in the courthouse.