BURTON, MI -- An arraignment has been held for three people charged after a Burton home invasion left an intruder dead and two people in the home injured, according to court documents.
Joshua Childers, 27, and Patricia Rickman, 38, were arraigned in Genesee County District Court on single counts each of first-degree home invasion, assault with intent to murder and assault with intent to do great bodily harm Thursday, Feb. 18, according to court filings. Kyle Layman, 22, has also been arraigned on a single count of accessory after the fact.
Officers with the Burton Police Department responded to a stabbing in the 1400 block of Carman Street at approximately 12:49 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 14 and found three individuals with stab wounds.
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Johnathon Skaggs, 25, along with Childers and Rickman broke into the home of Skaggs’ ex-girlfriend on Valentine’s Day with the intent to harm, Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said. Skaggs was armed with a knife. The other two had metal pipes.
Skaggs cut his ex-girlfriend with a knife, Leyton said. Her husband was also stabbed but was eventually able to stab Skaggs with a kitchen knife.
As the suspects attempted to flee the scene in a vehicle driven by Layman, Skaggs collapsed in the home and died, according to police. The two additional victims were treated at Hurley Medical Center in Flint with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
“It was a domestic dispute that turned very, very violent,” Leyton has said.
He added the two residents of the home acted in self defense and will not be charged in connection with the incident.
Bond for Childers and Rickman has been set at $400,000, according to court documents. Layman’s bond is set at $1,000.
Three children were in the home at the time, including Skaggs’ child. The children’s uncle picked them up from the home, Leyton said.
The prosecutor said it is not clear if the children witnessed any of the violence.
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