 Marshella Chidester Probable Cause Hearing (Bing Images, 2024) Eyewitnesses and victims testified to what they heard, saw and experienced of the incident while law enforcement experts delineated through the science of the investigation. The evidence was startling. Video footage captured everything from the very moment Mrs. Chidester left her home, engaged in another accident where she hit a tree and crashed her neighbors car before purportedly fleeing in the direction of the boat club where she drove her vehicle 25 feet through the building causing the death of two children and over a dozen other injuries. Tests revealed a blood alcohol level of 0.18, double the legal limits of the State of Michigan. The vehicle’s Event Data Recorder (EDR) showed a throttle percentage of 96.6% with the break off at a driving speed of 44.3 mph at the point of impact. In real world implications, the State’s case was able to show that not only was Mrs. Chidester ‘legally drunk’ but that she engaged in another accident, fled, and drove through the Swan Boat Club building at nearly 45 mph with the gas pedal to the floor, without breaking. Defense Attorney Bill Colovos tried to argue that the evidence failed to reach the standard of probable cause to charge his client with murder due to her medical conditions which caused her to black out and her legs to freeze. The judge disagreed and bound her over for trial. Related Articles:
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Murder charges faced by Mrs. Chidester may run consecutive or concurrent if convicted for each death under the same transaction, according to the judge. Either way, she faces life in prison. Each murder charge carries a potential life sentence, OWI Causing Death carries a possible 15 years or $2500 to $10,000 monetary sanction and OWI Causing Injury carries a maximum 5-year penalty or $1,000 to $5,000 fine.
Defense attorney, Bill Colovos, pleaded with the court to be wary of pre-judgement penalties despite the horrors of the case since the defendant has not yet been found guilty of any charges. Colovos struggled to argue over the explosive outbursts of the courtroom gallery. He emplored the judge to consider that Mrs. Chidester has no priors, is 66 years of age, has owned her home more than forty years and lives a peaceful life in retirement with her husband. Mrs. Chidester is a retired supervisor of a nuclear plant from DTE Energy. She has been retired for 9 years, according to news reports. Colovos states, “She doesn’t even have a traffic ticket in fifty years of driving…and over sixty years of living; he continued, "She is better than me.” Her attorney denies prior legal system involvement despite being described as “…a ‘known drunk’ whose drunk-driving caught up with her,” by a fellow-member of the Swan Boat Club who spoke via Zoom during the arraignment hearing. Attorney Colovos further advised the court that Mrs. Chidester suffers from occasional epileptic-type seizures in her legs since last November (2023) which she was treated for that day without any medical restrictions on driving, except for a few months, prior to the accident. The defense requested a $100,000 bond with home confinement. The prosecutor refutes the claim stating that besides testing significantly above the legal limit for intoxication, there is no evidence that she suffered from a seizure the day of the crash. Colovos attempts to dispel rumors blurted out by courtroom attendees informing the court that Mrs. Chidester had ingested a single glass of wine and a bowl of chili about 4 hours prior to the accident, somewhere between 11 a.m. – 12N. The boat club crash occurred around 3 p.m. The judge allowed a few victim-impact statements, not a common occurrence at the arraignment stage of the prosecutorial process and proceeded with his ruling. The Ruling The judge determined that a $1.5 million dollar was appropriate based on the two murder charges, both carrying life sentences Mrs. Chidester was ordered on bond release with conditions: first, monitoring by GPS tether. The defendant was ordered to report to pre-trial services, attend any court directed appearances for examination, trial, sentencing, etc. She must obtain court approval to leave the state, notify the court of any change in address or other contact information, surrender her passport, refrain from alcohol and other controlled substances, and submit to substance testing and monitoring, She is also prohibited from operating a motor vehicle and the purchase or possession of a firearm or other dangerous weapon. Marshella Chidester was bound over for a probable cause hearing on April 30th before Judge Michael Brown. Related Article:
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Deborah Mitchell2016 Wayne State University Alumni - Bachelors of Science in Social Work, social services professional and Registered Social Work Technician. Human service background since 2007 which includes medical case management and service navigation for the indigent population, outpatient mental health counseling for SUD disorders with comorbidities (experienced in medication-assisted and social model treatment modalities), supportive employment and job development for mental health consumers, and structured living domicile management. Archives
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