{"id":328388,"date":"2026-05-22T21:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/328388\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T21:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:39:08","slug":"suspect-in-oakland-county-carjacking-shooting-was-on-probation-for-prior-violent-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/328388\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect in Oakland County carjacking shooting was on probation for prior violent crime"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. \u2013 A 25-year-old Ann Arbor man was denied bond on Friday after he was charged for allegedly shooting a woman in front of her 11-year-old son and stealing her car<\/a> at an Orion Township shopping plaza.<\/p>\n

Background: Bond denied for man accused of shooting woman in carjacking at Oakland County shopping plaza<\/a><\/p>\n

Local 4 spoke to the victim\u2019s family on Friday. They say the woman is still recovering in the hospital, but is expected to be OK. <\/p>\n

Local 4 also spoke to the Oakland County Sheriff on Friday about his reaction to what happened in court.<\/p>\n

Mauriel Dashawn Hearn is charged with carjacking, assault with intent to murder, fleeing police, resisting police, carrying a concealed weapon and three counts of felony firearm.<\/p>\n

During Friday\u2019s appearance, authorities explained what they believed happened Tuesday at 5:45 p.m. at the Baldwin Commons Plaza.<\/p>\n

Authorities say Hearn approached a mom and demanded her keys. She gave her purse and said, \u201ctake it,\u201d detectives say.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe suspect then shot her with a pistol in the right hip, in front of her 11-year-old son,\u201d one of the detectives said in court.<\/p>\n

Detectives say Hearn took her keys and drove off with the woman\u2019s Buick.<\/p>\n

He fled, and ONSTAR told detectives where the car was. The car crashed and they say Hearn fled into the woods.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe located Mauriel DaShawn Hearn. Hearn was located running out of the woods, near the crash scene. He was sweaty and out of breath,\u201d the detective said.<\/p>\n

Hearn was arrested.<\/p>\n

In court on Friday, his attorney said she plans to file a change of venue because she believes Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard\u2019s comments about her client will impact a fair trial.<\/p>\n

Bouchard had previously said Hearn had a violent past in Washtenaw County, saying he was on two years probation for hog-tying a woman, duct taping her and suffocating her.<\/p>\n

Local 4 asked Bouchard what his reaction is to Hearn\u2019s attorney\u2019s request.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are looking always to obfuscate their responsibility and that\u2019s with people that make a choice of being violent and attacking innocent people,\u201d he said. \u201cThere seems to be a pattern in Washtenaw County. The judge involved in this and the prosecutor involved in this, we found were involved in other cases and that\u2019s just a cursory look.\u201d<\/p>\n

Local 4 reached out to the Washtenaw County Prosecutor multiple times on Friday and did not hear back. Previously, the prosecutor\u2019s office sent a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur thoughts are with the victim of the horrific crime in Orion Township,\u201d their office said. \u201cWe are grateful to law enforcement for their quick response and expect that the suspect will be held fully accountable. As to the 2024 case, it is incorrect to suggest that the suspect received any meaningful leniency from our office as a result of his plea. He pleaded guilty, as charged, to one count of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, and one count of assault and battery. No reduction in charges were given or offered by our office. His sentence of probation was consistent with Michigan\u2019s sentencing guidelines — which serve as a guide for courts to determine an appropriate sentence would be in a felony case. In other words, his sentence was likely what he would have received even had he never entered a plea, and been found guilty at trial.\u201d<\/p>\n

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