Prosecutors: St. Clair Shores man accused of killing mom with broken broomstick handle
Armando Jourdain Streeter, 46, was arraigned Tuesday on charges of second-degree murder and assault with intent to murder, both of which carry a life sentence upon conviction, a prosecutor's office news release said.
It indicates Streeter is accused of killing his 76-year-old mother, with whom he lived, on Saturday.
He was being held in the Macomb County Jail without bond after arraignment in 40th District Court in St. Clair Shores.
No attorney was listed for Streeter in online court records, which indicate he was represented by appointed counsel and that there was a request for appointed counsel following arraignment.
Court records also indicate Streeter was referred for a competency evaluation.
A probable cause conference is scheduled for April 15.
In his office's release, County Prosecutor Peter Lucido called the allegations "extremely serious and deeply concerning. This terrible act of violence cannot be tolerated, and we will fully pursue justice to the full extent of the law."
According to an online story by the Macomb Daily, a detective sergeant told the judge that dispatchers received a call from Streeter's brother saying he found his mother dead in the bedroom "with the end of a broomstick impaled in one of her eyes."
A man matching Streeter's full name, age and year of birth was discharged from state prison in January 2024 after serving time on charges of assault with intent to murder and a felony firearms offense from a case in Wayne County in 2001. He was sentenced in 2002 after a jury conviction, according to Michigan Department of Corrections online records.
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