MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – A Clinton Township man has been sentenced after a Macomb County jury convicted him of assaulting his 77-year-old grandmother with a belt.
Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido announced Wednesday (July 8) that Jordan Ellington, 34, was sentenced to 20 to 48 months in the Michigan Department of Corrections after being found guilty in May of assault with a dangerous weapon.
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The assault occurred on March 28, 2025, when prosecutors say Ellington placed a belt around his grandmother’s neck and threatened her, saying that “next time” he would tighten it even more.
During Wednesday’s sentencing hearing, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Caitlin Sahlaney argued that the severity of the offense warranted a sentence above the state’s recommended range of two to 17 months.
Macomb County Circuit Judge James M. Biernat agreed, departing upward from the guidelines and imposing a prison sentence of 20 to 48 months.
Ellington was convicted by a jury in May 2026 on the assault with a dangerous weapon charge.