Monday, May 21, 2012
Sandra Layne, a 74-year-old former schoolteacher from West Bloomfield, is being held without bond after being charged with murder in 17-year-old Jonathan Hoffman's shooting death.
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Seventeen-year-old Jonathan Hoffman called 911 and pleaded for help after being shot in the chest, allegedly at the hands of his 74-year-old grandmother in their home in a gated community in West Bloomfield , according to police testimony at Sandra Layne's arraignment hearing Monday afternoon. Layne, a former schoolteacher, was arraigned Monday with an open charge of murder in Friday's shooting death of her grandson, a senior at Farmington Central alternative high school who previously attended North Farmington and Hillel Day School. After waving to family, including her husband, in the 48th District Court courtoom, Layne bowed her head and stood mute as a West Bloomfield Police detective described Hoffman's plea to …
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The Northern Star student newspaper talks to former classmates of Jonathan Hoffman, 17, who was shot to death Friday.
74-year-old Sandra Layne of West Bloomfield 'distraught' after spending the weekend in jail, not talking with investigators.
Update, 1:35 p.m.: Sandra Layne, a 74-year-old grandmother from West Bloomfield, was arraigned Monday afternoon on a charge of open murder in the fatal shooting of her 17-year-old grandson in their home Friday evening. Layne, who spent the weekend in the West Bloomfield jail, was denied bond by Judge Marc Barron of 48th District Court in Bloomfield Township. 1 p.m.: The 74-year-old woman being held in connection with the shooting death of her grandson Friday evening "is feeing very distraught and disturbed," her laywer, Mitch Ribitwer, told West Bloomfield Patch at 48th District Court in Bloomfield Township. The West Bloomfield grandmother is expected to be charged in the case early this afternoon. 10:15 a.m.: Arraignment is now expected …
A moment of silence will be held Thursday night at North Farmington High in memory of Jonathan Hoffman, 17, who will be laid to rest Tuesday. Meanwhile, his grandmother awaits possible charges by the West Bloomfield Police.
As the community comes to grips with the shooting death of Jonathan Hoffman, the 17-year-old's grandmother remains in custody by West Bloomfield Police in connection with the teen's homicide Friday night. Police would not say Sunday night if charges have been filed, or if they would be filed, against the unnamed 74-year-old woman. Her attorney spoke out over the weekend, saying she acted in self-defense. The Oakland County Medical Examiners Office confirmed Saturday that Hoffman, the son of a prominent divorce attorney, was killed by multiple gunshot wounds. The shooting was reported to police around 5:27 p.m. West Bloomfield Police Lt. Tim Diamond said the boy was pronounced dead after being taken to Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills …
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Saturday, May 19, 2012
People who knew the 17-year-old West Bloomfield homicide victim pay their respects via Facebook, Twitter.
Police are questioning the 74-year-old grandmother of Jonathan Hoffman, 17, a senior at Farmington Central High, in connection with his death Friday night by multiple gunshot wounds.
The 17-year-old victim of a suspected homicide in West Bloomfield Friday night was identified Saturday by police as Jonathan Hoffman, a senior in the Farmington Public Schools district. Oakland County Medical Examiners confirmed that Hoffman was killed by multiple gunshot wounds, which were reported to police around 5:27 p.m. Lt. Tim Diamond said the boy was pronounced dead after transport to Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills shortly after 6 p.m. Police are questioning Hoffman's grandmother, whose name has not been released, in connection with the shooting after her release from a nearby hospital today. She was held there for concerns regarding her age and circumstances, according to Diamond, and she has retained the services of an …
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Friday, May 18, 2012
Police said they had 'no idea' about the motive, but there had been a previously reported domestic disturbance at the residence.
A 17-year-old West Bloomfield boy was shot and killed by his 74-year-old grandmother Friday night, according to West Bloomfield Police. Lt. Tim Diamond said the boy was pronounced dead after transport to Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills shortly after 6 p.m. Diamond said the grandmother was immediately taken into custody and transported to a nearby hospital. The incident at the 6000 block of Brookview, in Maple Place Villas, a gated condominium community, was reported by neighbors who told police they heard gunshots, Diamond said. He said he had "no idea" of the motive, but that police had reported a domestic disturbance at the address in March between the two parties, which was described as a "typical parent/child verbal" …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
In honor of 173 American police officers killed in the line of duty in 2011, the community gathered outside of police headquarters Thursday.
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
West Bloomfield Fire Department reports minor injuries to drivers of two vehicles involved.
Traffic was slowed to one lane both ways on Orchard Lake Road on Wednesday afternoon by a rollover accident in which no major injuries were reported. Marc Lampcov of West Bloomfield told police he witnessed a Land Rover L3 turning left out of Starbucks onto Orchard Lake Road, just south of Pontiac Trail, around 3:45 p.m. when it was struck by a Honda Element traveling south. "I was headed north to pick up my kid from Keith (Elementary School), and saw that Land Rover just pull out too quickly," Lampcov said. "I stopped because he came out so fast. There wasn't any screeching tires, just impact." Orchard Lake Police Sergeant Mark Reigler said that the driver of the Land Rover, whom he described as a teenager with a passenger in the car, was…
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Hechtman Apartments administrator Carol Green Dmitruk demonstrates how the "stair chair" is used by the West Bloomfield Fire Department. Wiseman said that the donated safety equipment retails for about $3,000.
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Wednesday, May 16
Timothy Rath
5:55 pm on Monday, May 21, 2012
Thanks for the comment, Mike. Mr. Ribitwer said that he couldn't comment on the full extent of Ms. Layne's medical history, but did say that she was seeing doctors on a regular basis to treat diabetes and other issues. more ›