Travis Parkins was convicted by plea of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in 2018 for the 2017 incident. He has served seven years and now will be first eligible for parole in slightly over three years.
While Peter Lucido released the affidavit to bolster his claim he was unaware of Manni's intent, Brewer said it is “not worth the paper it is printed on,” alleging Manni has no credibility due to his election-fraud conviction last year.
Travion Smith's bind over to circuit court followed a Jan. 16 preliminary examination in front of Judge Annemarie Lepore of 41A District Court in Sterling Heights.
The incident occurred July 25, 2022 when Mangiapane was at his business near Eight Mile and Schoenherr roads in Warren when the victim, a 37-year-old St. Clair Shores man, walked by on the sidewalk.