Prosecutors dismiss murder charges against Detroit man after three mistrials

September 14, 2024
Madellina Monica
popnews

Wayne County prosecutors have dropped first-degree murder charges against a Detroit man who was unsuccessfully tried three times, each time failing to reach a consensus.

Prosecutor Emily Corwin said Friday it was in the interest of justice to drop the murder charge against Cameron Leflore.

Leflore's most recent jury trial ended in a miscarriage of justice on August 19 after the jury could not unanimously agree on a verdict. Prosecutors alleged he stabbed 23-year-old Gage Wann to death in Livonia after Wann approached Leflore, then 21, and a co-worker after work around 5:30 a.m. on May 25, 2021, and yelled racist epithets at them.

Leflore's attorney, Kevin Bessant, said not only was there not enough evidence to prove second-degree murder, but it was also a case of “clear self-defense.” Wann approached Leflore and his colleague “in a very threatening manner” and told the men, “I'm going to kill you (N-word).”

“In my opinion, they have finally seen the truth,” Bessant said. “This should have been dismissed a long time ago.”

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