Crime & Safety
Two Suspects Arraigned for 2010 Harper Woods Homicide
Two charged for murder of a man at the Eastland Mall in Sept. 2010
HARPER WOODS - According to a Nov. 26 Harper Woods Public Safety Nixle report, on Nov. 21, Demetrius Edwards and Bryant Royster, both Detroit residents, were charged with homicide for the death of Cedell Leverett, who was fatally shot at Eastland Mall on September 24, 2010.
Both Edwards and Royster are currently incarcerated with the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) for other violent felony convictions that include assault with intent to murder and armed robbery.
Edwards and Royster have been charged with one count each of felony murder and murder first degree. Both face life without parole if convicted. They were remanded without bond to the MDOC pending their Harper Woods court proceedings.
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A preliminary examination has been scheduled for December 05, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. in 32-A District Court.