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Five Men
Charged
with
Murders
of Two
Hamtramck
Women
DETROIT
(Tell Us
USA) -
Wayne
County
Prosecutor
Kym L.
Worthy
has
charged
five men
with the
abduction,
torture,
and
murder
of
Hamtramck
residents
Ashley
Conaway,
22, and
Abreeya
Brown,
18. On
February
28, 2012
at
approximately
10:00
p.m.
As
Hamtramck
Police
Officers
responded
to a
home
located
in the
2000
block of
Andrus
Street,
the
investigation
revealed
that Ms.
Conaway
and Ms.
Brown
were
taken
from the
location
at
gunpoint
and not
seen
alive
again.
Then on
March
25,
2012,
the
Detroit
Police
Department,
Hamtramck
Police
Department
and the
Michigan
State
Police
responded
to a
wooded
location
at
Riverdale
near
Dehner
and
discovered
the
bodies
of Ms.
Conaway
and Ms.
Brown in
a
shallow
grave.
As a
result
of a
joint
investigation
conducted
by the
Hamtramck
Police
Department,
the
Detroit
Police
Department,
the
Michigan
State
Police
Department,
the
United
States
Marshal
Service
and the
Wayne
County
Prosecutor's
Office
Criminal
Investigation
Division
in
conjunction
with
others,
five men
have
been
charged
in this
case.
It is
alleged
that the
homicides
are
connected
to a
February
8, 2012,
shooting
incident
involving
both
women
that
occurred
in
Detroit.
Brandon
Cain and
Brian
Lee were
both
charged
in the
February
8, 2012
and were
bound
over in
36th
District
Court on
April 5,
2012 in
the
Detroit
shooting
incident
involving
the same
victims.
Their
arraignment
on the
information
will be
held on
April
12, 2012
at 9:00
a.m. at
the
Frank
Murphy
hall of
Justice.
Brandon
Cain,
26,
Miguel
Rodriguez,
24,
Reginald
Brown,
24,
Jeremy
Brown,
19 and
Brian
Lee, 25,
all of
Detroit
have
each
been
charged
with:
two
counts
of First
Degree
Premeditated
Murder
(Life in
Prison
without
Parole)
, two
counts
of First
Degree
Felony
Murder
(Life in
Prison
without
Parole),
two
counts
of
Torture
(Life),
and two
counts
of
Unlawful
Imprisonment
(15
years).
Reginald
Brown
and
Jeremy
Brown
are
cousins
unrelated
to
Abreeya
Brown.
Brandon
Cain,
and
Reginald
Brown
have
also
been
charged
with
Felony
Firearm
(Mandatory
2 years
Consecutive).
Cain has
been
charged
with
Felon in
Possession
of A
Firearm
(5
Years.)
"As I am
sure you
are all
aware,
cases of
this
magnitude
don't
happen
in the
City of
Hamtramck
and we
are all
saddened
that
this
occurred
and
deeply
sympathize
with the
families.
However,
with
that
said, I
am
pleased
with the
progression
of our
investigation
and the
immense
amount
of
assistance
we have
received
from our
law
enforcement
partners
including
Detroit,
specifically
their
Headquarters
Surveillance
Unit, as
well as
the
Michigan
State
Police,
the US
Marshal
Service,
and of
course
the
Wayne
County
Prosecutors'
Office,"
said
Hamtramck
Police
Chief
Maxwell
Garbarino.
"This
case
represents
many of
our
fears
when it
comes to
vital
witnesses
in a
case.
These
women
were
heroic;
they
refused
to
relent
and let
these
defendants
deter
them
from
continuing
on with
their
previous
case,
and they
paid
with
their
lives,"
said
Prosecutor
Worthy.
"The
alleged
conduct
of these
defendants
is
beyond
reprehensible
and
illustrates
clearly
why more
focused
attention
and
resources
must go
into
witness
protection."
“Anytime
innocent
lives
are
taken
due to
the acts
of
persons,
it
becomes
our
responsibility
to
gather
the
evidence
to track
down
these
individuals,
stated
Chief
Ralph L.
Godbee,
Jr.
“This
exceptional
collaboration
amongst
members
of the
Detroit
Police,
Hamtramck,
Southfield
Departments,
Michigan
State
Police,
the
Wayne
County
Prosecutor’s
Office
and
citizens
just
shows
how
teamwork
can be
extremely
effective
in
apprehending
wanted
persons
and
bringing
them to
justice.”
Assistant
Prosecuting
Attorneys
Molly
Kettler
and
Teana
Walsh
will
handle
the
prosecution
of the
cases.
Jeremy
Brown
and
Reginald
Brown
were
expected
to be
video
arraigned
this
weekend
in 34th
District
Court in
Romulus.
Brandon
Cain,
Miguel
Rodriguez,
and
Brian
Lee will
be
arraigned
on
Monday,
April 9,
2012 at
31st
District
Court in
Hamtramck.
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