DETROIT – A Detroit man was charged with manslaughter for allegedly assaulting a man at a gas station Friday afternoon.
Just after 3 p.m. on June 27 at a gas station in the 11600 block of E McNichols Road in Detroit, there was a verbal altercation between Javonte Rayshawn Barber, 26, and Samuel Spruill Jr., 44, from Troy.
Barber is accused of punching Spruill in the face, causing the Troy man to fall to the ground and hit his head on the pavement.
Spruill was taken to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
Barber was charged with manslaughter and was arraigned on June 30. He was given a $100,000 bond with a GPS tether and house arrest.
A bond re-determination hearing is scheduled for July 2 at 9 a.m.