PONTIAC, Mich. \u2013 An Oakland County man killed his father\u2019s girlfriend in their home and then told his dad that she was dead, according to police.<\/p>\n
The attack happened around midnight Friday into Saturday at a home in the 30 block of North Roselawn Street in Pontiac, officials said.<\/p>\n
Deveon Latrell Cole, 22, of Pontiac, is accused of stabbing his father\u2019s girlfriend, Monique Sherrie Taylor, 57, of Pontiac.<\/p>\n
The father said he was in the living room when he heard a commotion and went to investigate. That\u2019s when Cole told him that Taylor was dead, officials said.<\/p>\n
Cole\u2019s father called 911, and police went to the home. They found Taylor lying on a bedroom floor, bleeding heavily from injuries to her torso, arms, and hands.<\/p>\n
Taylor was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead, officials said.<\/p>\n
Oakland County deputies said they found Cole in the kitchen, with a bloody kitchen knife nearby.<\/p>\n
He was taken into custody without further incident.<\/p>\n
Police said Taylor, Cole, and the father all lived at the home on Roselawn Street.<\/p>\n
Cole was arraigned Monday, April 20, 2026, on a first-degree murder charge.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s being held without bond at the Oakland County Jail.<\/p>\n
A probable cause conference is scheduled for April 30, and a preliminary examination is scheduled for May 7. Both will be at 50th District Court in Pontiac.<\/p>\n
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