WARREN, Mich. – Several teenagers are headed to trial on attempted murder charges in an attack on a Warren home reportedly sparked by a dating feud.
The charges stem from an attack on a home on Champaign Avenue, near the intersection of Frazho and Schoenherr roads. Police said two suspects used an accelerant to light the home on fire just after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, before firing multiple shots into the residence.
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The fire was extinguished quickly, and no injuries were reported.
Authorities identified 18-year-olds Keith Melidis and Kenneth Blevins as suspects. The two were reportedly seen getting into a vehicle driven by 19-year-old Elijah Ingram.
When police attempted a traffic stop near 11 Mile and Schoenherr roads, the driver reportedly sped off, leading to a chase that ended in Roseville. Melidis, Ingram, and a teen girl were taken into custody.
Search warrants executed in Warren and Roseville led to the arrest of Blevins and 17-year-old Kaden Walls, who prosecutors believe was the one who opened fire on the home. He was charged as an adult.
Police believe the attack on the home stemmed from a dispute over who the teen girl was dating.
Melidis, Walls and Blevins were each charged with assault with intent to murder, second-degree arson, placing explosives near property causing damage, discharge of a firearm at a building, carrying a concealed weapon and felony firearm. Charges against the teenage girl were later dismissed.
Ingram was charged with accessory after the fact, carrying a concealed weapon, third-degree fleeing and eluding and felony firearm.
Walls, Melidis and Ingram were bound over to circuit court Thursday, May 28, and are scheduled to be arraigned June 8.
Blevins reportedly waived his right to a preliminary exam in March and his trial is scheduled to begin June 23.