(CBS DETROIT) – A 48-year-old man from Westland is charged with second-degree murder after allegedly stabbing another man to death on Sunday evening.
Richard Waltiere Jr. was charged Wednesday with second-degree murder and was given a $1 million bond.
Around 8 p.m. on August 18, Westland police responded to the area of Grand Traverse and Missaukee Court for a report of a man falling. When officers arrived, they found Donald Soulliere, 58, of Westland, lying on the ground, unconscious but breathing. Officials say he had been stabbed. Soulliere was taken to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
Waltiere was identified as a suspect and later arrested without incident at around 4 a.m.
He is due back in court on August 29 for a probable cause conference. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for September 5.
