2nd Trial In Rib Rack Case Begins
Teen Accused In Shooting Of Restaurant Manager
POSTED: Monday, November 9, 2009
UPDATED: 12:00 pm EST November 16,
2009
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PONTIAC, Mich. -- A second trial has started for a teenager accused of shooting a woman outside a metro Detroit restaurant.Jury selection began last week for 16-year-old Jerome Hamilton. Opening statements got under way Monday morning. The Southfield teen faces open murder and other charges in the Oct. 15, 2008, shooting of 21-year-old Catherine Solinski-Blain of Waterford Township.Her body was found in her car in Lathrup Village outside the Rib Rack restaurant, where she worked as night manager.A jury previously deadlocked on a verdict for Hamilton. Oakland County Circuit Judge Leo Bowman declared a mistrial.A new witness who claims to have seen Hamilton with a handgun is expected to take the stand in the re-trial.
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Previous Stories:
- October 15, 2009: Fundraiser Held For Murder Victim
- September 29, 2009: Teen Accused In Murder Gets New Trial
- March 31, 2009: Rib Rack Murder Suspect Sentenced
- February 12, 2009: More People Sought In Lathrup Village Death
- January 6, 2009: New Arrests Made In Lathrup Village Case
- November 25, 2008: Reward Offered In Restaurant Manager Slaying
- November 24, 2008: Reward Now Offered In Woman's Murder
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