MONROE A Lenawee County woman on Friday entered a no-contest plea to second-degree murder in the death of Monroe County Animal Control Officer Darrian Young in a drunken-driving crash last year.
Michele Anne Dropulich, 47, of Hudson pleaded no contest Friday to the most serious charge against her, Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney Michael G. Roehrig announced. She is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 26 by Monroe County Circuit Judge Michael A. Weipert, who is presiding over the case.
The plea agreement includes a sentence agreement for a cap of 17 years on the minimum sentence, a news release said.
“Darrian Young’s family and fiancé have been in regular contact with the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office during the case, and they are fully supportive of the plea and sentence agreement,” the release said.
Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney Michael G. Roehrig has determined that criminal charges will not be filed in a fatal stabbing death that involved two friends who were involved in a violent fight at an area hotel parking lot.
In a lengthy press release that described a brutal, ongoing battle between the two men, Roehrig reported that he decided against charging the man with a crime because he acted in self-defense. Killed in the Feb. 14 fight was Andrew Murray, 25, of Monroe.
Roehrig said following a thorough investigation that included significant video evidence, it was determined the friend was in a fight to save his own life. Roehrig added that manslaughter was considered, but eventually dismissed as a legal option.
FRENCHTOWN TOWNSHIP A man and woman were charged in the shooting death of a Newport man that occurred at the Pleasantville Mobile Home Community early Saturday morning. Officials said in court the shooting was the result of a love triangle.
Austin Corey-Jordan Green, 21, was charged with one count of homicide, open murder, and one count of a felony firearm. He is being held in the Monroe County Jail without bond.
Riley Morgan Young, 20, is being charged with one count of felonious assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of domestic violence. She is being held in the Monroe County Jail on a $50,000 cash or surety bond.