MACOMB TOWNSHIP, MI – A Michigan couple is facing felony charges after allegedly lying to police about an assault and the theft of a $2,500 parrot, FOX 2 Detroit reports. The next pretrial in the case is scheduled for June 23.Michigan couple facing felonies after claiming assault, parrot theft Reiner remains held in lieu of a $200,000 bond. Marlinga on Friday also approved Reiner’s hiring of a private detective, Michael Byrne, for $1,500, and allocated $1,000 for Reiner to pay for postage and related expenses since he is housed at the county jail and has to mail his legal motions and documents. Attorney Randy Rodnick was appointed as advisory counsel. Reiner is serving as his own attorney after his prior attorney, Camilla Barkovic, withdrew from the case last month. While in jail awaiting trial, Reiner had two devil-horn tattoos inked on his forehead. Reiner was arrested days later in New York driving a vehicle stolen from Grosse Pointe. Prosecutors allege he traveled to the shop to sell the jewelry. One witness who was driving picked up Reiner, who was walking in extreme cold weather, and drove him to the bus stop at 15 Mile Road and Gratiot Avenue. The case against Reiner is circumstantial, with multiple witnesses reporting they saw him in the area of Eisenhardt’s home around the time of the break-in and stabbing. Daniel Spitz to turn over the autopsy records that would show cause and manner of death, also key pieces of evidence.Īssistant Macomb Prosecutor Vicki Policicchio said that matter has not yet been resolved, telling the judge the records may have been destroyed. Marlinga in April ordered Medical Examiner Dr. Macomb Medical Examiner Spitz ordered to turn over records in murder caseĪccused devil-horned tattoo murderer gets conviction overturned by federal courtĪlso at issue in the case is Eisenhardt’s records with the county Medical Examiner’s Office. #MACOMB TOWNSHIP TRIAL#23, 2011, the same day Eisenhardt was stabbed in the neck by an assailant.Įisenhardt died seven months after the February 2011 attack due to complications stemming from the stab wounds to her neck, according to trial evidence. David Ernatt will be able to testify about receiving the receipts, although he will not be able to testify that Lewandowski handed over the jewelry he allegedly bought from Reiner Feb. Under Marlilnga’s ruling Friday, police Lt. The court said the testimony of the police officer who said Lewandowski gave him the receipts and the jewelry of Eisenhardt should not have been allowed at the trial, ruled the admission was hearsay. The 2012 first-degree felony murder conviction for the death of JoAnna Eisenhardt was overturned in April 2020 because the shop owner, Hadrian Lewandowski, died before the trial. Reiner, 37, who is representing himself in the case, told Marlinga in court: “No one can say who wrote the documents out” and pointed out the lack of information included on the receipts, saying, “There’s no identifying marks saying it’s the gold shop.” 23, 2011, the same day he allegedly stabbed her in her Fairchild Road home. Macomb prosecutors say Reiner sold Eisenhardt’s costume jewelry at the shop at Nine Mile Road and Gratiot Avenue for a few dollars Feb. Reiner in the gold shop on the day of the incident.” “It at least shows a pattern of conduct that Joseph Reiner at least frequented the gold shop,” he said.
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