Fraser man sentenced to prison in 2019 sucker punch death
St. Clair Shores A 33-year-old Fraser man charged in the 2019 death of a St. Clair Shores resident in a bar fight has been sentenced to eight to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to a charge of manslaughter.
Hatum Akrawi had been charged in district court with second-degree murder in the December 2019 death of Shawn Kubic, 47, which witnesses said occurred when Akrawi “sucker-punched” Kubic when he turned to talk to a friend inside Kapones Sport Tavern in St. Clair Shores. Witnesses said after Kubic fell to the floor Akrawi’s friend, John Rittenberry, poured his drink on Kubic as he and Akrawi left the bar.