Kalamazoo man charged with sexually assaulting, killing 14-month-old at Portage apartment
Updated Dec 21, 2020;
Posted Dec 21, 2020
Jacob Britton Emmendorfer, 27, was arraigned Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 in the death of 14-month-old Meilani Marie Hart, who was killed Aug. 12 at Milham Meadows Apartments in Portage, Michigan. Emmendorfer is being charged with homicide, child abuse and first-degree criminal sexual assault. (MLive file photo | Crystal Vander Weit)KALAMAZOO
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Jacob Britton Emmendorfer, 27, was arrested Dec. 18 in the matter, according to court records.
Emmendorfer was arraigned Monday, Dec. 21, by Kalamazoo County District Judge Richard Santoni. He is being charged with three felonies, including homicide, child abuse and first-degree criminal sexual assault.
City of Portage police cruiser (photo by John McNeil)
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A 27-year-old Portage man has been arrested following the investigation into the death of a 14-month-old girl in August.
Portage Department of Public Safety detectives, along with Kalamazoo Township Police, arrested Jacob Britton Emmendorfer last Friday in connection with the death of Meilani Hart, who was found unresponsive in an apartment in the 6100 block of Condor Court.
The Kalamazoo County Prosecutorâs Office issued charges of open murder, first-degree criminal sexual conduct and first-degree child abuse after the Kalamazoo County Medical Examinerâs Office determined the girl was the victim of homicide.
Portage woman pleads guilty to killing boyfriend’s 2-year-old daughter
Updated Dec 10, 2020;
Posted Dec 10, 2020
Tranaya Spencer, 22, pleaded guilty Thursday, Dec. 10 to one count of manslaughter and one count of third-degree child abuse in the death of 2-year-old Royalty Hooper-Houston. Police responded to Milham Meadows Apartments in Portage, Michigan, March 13, 2020 on the report of the child being unresponsive. (MLive file photo)KALAMAZOO
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Tranaya Spencer, 22, pleaded guilty Thursday, Dec. 10 to one count of manslaughter and one count of third-degree child abuse, Kalamazoo County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Scott Brower told MLive.
Spencer will be sentenced Jan. 4 in Kalamazoo County Circuit Court.