DETROIT – A Detroit man is accused of beating a 44-year-old man to death on the city's east side, police said.
Andre Lamont Cockerham Jr., 24, has been charged in the murder of Andre Buford Sr., 44, also of Detroit.
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Detroit police were called around 2 p.m. Nov. 3, 2018, to the 16900 block of Carlisle Street, officials said.
Police found Buford's body inside a home, authorities said. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.
A Detroit police investigation led to Cockerham's arrest. He is accused of fatally beating and robbing Buford, officials said.
Cockerham is charged with first-degree murder, felony murder, armed robbery and unlawful driving away of an automobile.
He was arraigned Wednesday morning in 36th District Court. A probable cause conference is scheduled for July 3 and a preliminary examination is scheduled for July 10.