Teens charged with murder in stabbing, carjacking of Uber driver
Updated Feb 01, 2021;
DETROIT – An Uber driver was allegedly hit in the head with a hammer, stabbed several times and left in an alley to die by a pair of teenagers who are now facing charges as adults.
On the morning of Jan. 21, Police discovered the driver, 60-year-old Timothy Marcus Perkins, in an alley bleeding from his head and multiple stab wounds to his torso and back, according to a news release from the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office. He was transported to a local hospital where he died of the stab wounds.
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.
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,