Samantha Woll
Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 29, received a sentence of 18 months imprisonment for lying to police.
“Sam’s unimaginable and tragic loss continues to resonate deeply within the Detroit Jewish community,” Rabbi Jason Miller, who knew Woll since childhood, told JNS.
The jury acquitted the defendant of first-degree murder but was deadlocked on other charges, including felony murder.
“I’m a black guy in the middle of the night breaking into cars, and I found myself standing in front of a dead white woman,” Michael Jackson-Bolanos told the court.
The prosecution presented Michael Jackson-Bolanos’s video interrogation during the ongoing trial.
Michael Jackson-Bolanos denies the charges against him and faces life in prison if convicted.
Jeffrey Herbstman, who suffers from depression, initially confessed to police; he was soon released.
Prosecutors have added a first-degree murder charge against 28-year-old Michael Jackson-Bolanos.
No evidence yet suggests a crime motivated by antisemitism.
New details have emerged about the final moments of the Michigan leader.
The 28-year-old is charged with “committing a felony murder during the perpetration or attempted perpetration of a larceny and/or a first-degree home invasion.”
Police are offering $15,000 for help solving the case.