2 Detroit teens charged as adults with homicide after robbing, stabbing Uber driver
By Jack Nissen
DETROIT - Two teenagers have been charged in connection with the murder of an Uber driver after he was found in an alleyway with multiple stab wounds.
Devin Delon McKee, 16, and Lanyah Quan Brady, 15, were both arrested and charged as adults with first-degree felony murder, carjacking, and armed robbery causing serious injury.
They appeared before a judge for arraignment on Friday.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said it was rare to use an automatic waiver to charge juveniles as adults, but the alleged facts were heinous and violent.
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2 Detroit teens charged with murdering Uber driver who was attacked with hammer, knife, police say
Devin McKee, Lanyah Brady charged as adults
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DETROIT – Two Detroit teenagers have been charged with first-degree murder after
Detroit, are accused of killing Timothy Marcus Perkins, a 60-year-old Uber driver from Southfield, according to authorities.
Detroit police officers were called at 9:20 a.m. Jan. 21 to the West Edsel Ford Service Drive and Elmer Street on the city’s west side. When they arrived, they found Perkins in an alley at Elmer and Lawrence streets.
Perkins was bleeding from his head and had multiple stab wounds on his back and torso,
Before the robbery, the two teens McKee and Brady called for an Uber, officials say. Once the Uber arrived, McKee allegedly attacked Perkins with a hammer and stabbed him with a knife. Officials say Brady was also armed and partook in the robbery by stabbing Perkins.
The two teens allegedly stole Perkin s car, took his personal property and then left the scene, officials say. Detroit police were able to track down Perkins stolen car, which led them to find the two teens.
“It is rare that we use the automatic waiver to charge juveniles as adults. But the alleged facts in this case are especially heinous and violent, Worthy said. “The evidence in this case will show that these defendants called an Uber with a plan to rob and carjack the driver, beat and bludgeoned him, and left him in an alley to die.”