A man who police say shot and killed his father in Rex on June 14 and who has been the subject of a manhunt this week was arrested in Detroit and is being extradited to Clayton County.
Brandon Charles Williams-Griffin was arrested at 1 p.m. Friday, June 17 while trying to buy a car during a sting operation, Fox 2 Detroit reports.
The U.S. Marshals, Clayton County Police, and Detroit Police all took part in Williams-Griffin’s capture when he showed up to buy a car at a towing company on the East Side.
A witness told Fox 2 Detroit that an armored vehicle (described as a “tank”) also was on scene and that police cars had closed off the street in front of 7 D’s Towing. We are working to learn more about the arrest.
According to CCPD, Williams-Griffin got into an argument with his father, Joseph Griffin, 78, in the 3500 block of Meadow Ridge Court, then allegedly shot and killed his father before fleeing.
Williams-Griffin also had absconded from probation on drug charges, according to Michigan Department of Corrections records. Earlier, CCPD had said Williams-Griffin “may have warrants for his arrest out of Michigan.”
Here in Clayton County, CCPD says, he is wanted for malice murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime, and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. No court date had been set as of press time and the possession of a weapon by a convicted felon charge did not show in online court records. Williams-Griffin is considered innocent of all charges until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.
The case remains under investigation.
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