MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – An Eastpointe man who pleaded no contest in the deadly stabbing of a Detroit man in 2025 was sentenced to prison.
Nico Trevon Nettles, 27, was charged in May 2025 with second-degree murder after allegedly stabbing Rashid Aliakbar, 28, to death.
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The stabbing happened on May 12 at a home near the intersection of Toepfer Drive and Cushing Avenue after an altercation.
According to authorities, first responders immediately began lifesaving efforts on Aliakbar, who was stabbed in the chest. Police said Nettles remained at the scene and was taken into custody.
On April 6, 2026, Nettles pleaded no contest to his charge.
Nettles was sentenced on June 4 to eight to 40 years in prison.