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A Michigan inmate deserves the right to a possible new trial for a slaying that a self-professed hit man allegedly confessed to committing, the state Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
Thelonious Searcy, 41, was convicted in 2005 of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting of Jamal Segars as he sat in traffic near the Coleman A. Young Airport on the city’s east side Sept. 5, 2004.
Searcy is serving life in prison at the Thumb Correctional Facility where, his attorney says, he s been infected twice with COVID-19.
The attorney, Michael Dezsi, said Thursday that whether or not Searcy gets a new trial or the conviction is dismissed will be up to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.
MDHHS started a review of the prisoners’ cases, and as of late December, officials were seeking a partnership with the CDC, Sutfin said.
Dr. Amish Talwar, a medical officer at the CDC, said his agency learned about Michigan’s potential reinfection cases in correctional facilities the first week of January.
“Given the current evidence relating to these possible reinfection cases, it is challenging to establish whether these are reinfections and what are the viral transmission chains, if any, among prisoners and staff,” Talwar said.
The CDC “is now exploring additional ways by which it can support [MDHHS’s] ongoing investigations into similar cases moving forward,” Talwar said.