CHESTERFIELD TWP. (WWJ) -- A 42-year-old man has been charged with multiple felonies in the case of a woman found dead in Northern Macomb County over the weekend.
John Galvan of Chesterfield Township was arraigned Tuesday afternoon in 42-2 District Court.
Police said he is charged with one count of Reckless Driving Causing Death, one count of Manslaughter With A Motor Vehicle, one count of Failure To Stop At Scene Of Accident - When At Fault–Resulting In Death and one count of Operating – License Suspended, Revoked or Denied – Causing Death.
Each of these counts is punishable by up 15 years in prison.
The body of the victim, a 42-year-old Chesterfield Twp. resident, was discovered in the intersection of Hidden Brook and Burgess Lane, in the area of 24 Mile Rd. and I-94, early Sunday morning.
While investigators initially thought this was a tragic case of a pedestrian hit by a car, police said evidence at the scene and witness statements were not consistent with a traffic crash.
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Later, police said doorbell camera video from the area showed the woman's body was dumped and left on the road, and that the victim's dead is believed to be a result of "a violent domestic relationship."
Galvan, who was arrested on Monday, remained held in the Macomb County Jail on a $500,000 awaiting his next hearing, set for Feb. 34.
Police said a second person arrested in this case was released without any charges filed.
The woman's name, and further details about what led to her death, have not yet been released.
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