2 men charged in February shooting death in Adrian
Two men have been charged with murder in the shooting death of a Detroit man in February in Adrian.
Kenyatto Tiwaine Sylvertooth, 47, of Detroit and Gage Michael Winsett, 18, of Adrian are each charged in the death of 27-year-old Jonathan Marquise Simmons, who was shot in an exchange of gunfire between the occupants of two vehicles on the afternoon of Feb. 13 near the intersection of Frank and South Tecumseh streets.
Simmons was taken by a private vehicle to ProMedica Hickman Hospital where he died.
Witnesses provided descriptions of the vehicles involved to police. One vehicle was located in Adrian Township, and the other was found in Detroit. A search warrant was issued for a residence in Detroit, and evidence of the crime was recovered when police searched the residence, Adrian police said in February.
Sylvertooth and Winsett were arrested following an "extensive" investigation, Adrian police said Tuesday in a news release. Both are charged with open murder, discharge of a firearm from a vehicle causing death and felony firearm. The open murder charge allows a jury to decide the degree of murder, should the case go to trial. If convicted of first-degree murder, they would be sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Sylvertooth was arraigned July 25 in Lenawee County District Court, and Winsett was arraigned July 31. They each had a probable cause conference scheduled for Aug. 1 before District Judge Laura J. Schaedler. Their preliminary examinations are scheduled for Aug. 8. Both are being held in the Lenawee County Jail without bond.
Adrian police were assisted in the investigation by Adrian Township police, the Michigan State Police, the Detroit Police Department, the Lenawee County Sheriff’s Office, the Michigan Department of Corrections, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the release said.
This article originally appeared on The Daily Telegram: 2 men charged in February shooting death in Adrian
