STERLING HEIGHTS (WWJ) -- A fugitive wanted in connection a murder in Sterling Heights is now in custody, joining his alleged accomplice in the Macomb County Jail.
Sterling Heights Police said 31-year-old Jerome Charles Eursher, 31, of Solon, Ohio, turned himself in to the SHPD on Tuesday.
He was arraigned in 41-A District Court on Wednesday on three counts: felony murder, felony firearm, and carrying a concealed weapon.
Police said the deadly shooting happened on October 7, at warehouse/business plaza on Millett Avenue, near 15 Mile Rd. and Mound Rd.
Officers responded to a 911 call about possible gunfire to find the victim, 41-year-old Randy Abro of Utica, who'd been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Following further investigation, police identified Eursher as a suspect in the shooting, along with a second suspect: 41-year-old Kenneth Morgan of Warren.
Morgan was tracked down and arrested last Friday by the Sterling Heights PD Special Response Team (SRT), with help from the Warren PD SWAT Team, the FBI – Macomb County Gang and Violent Crimes Task Force.
He was arraigned in 41-A District Court in Sterling Heights on Monday on charges of felony murder, felony firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of firearms by a prohibited person and habitual offender - fourth notice. His bond was set at $2 million, cash or surety.
Eursher remains held on a $4 million cash/surety bond with a steel-cuff GPS tether if he is released.
Kenneth Morgan
(Credit: Macomb County Prosecutor's Office)
“This murder is tragic. It is tragic for the victim's family and friends, whom we give our deepest condolences. It is also tragic for the community at large," said Macomb County Prosecutor Pete Lucido, in a statement. "Many thanks for the hard work of law enforcement in gathering evidence to prosecute this crime. This type of crime has no place in our community, and we will continue to hold offenders accountable to the fullest extent of the law."
Anyone with additional information about this case can call the SHPD Detective Bureau at 586-446-2825 or the department's main line at 586-446-2801.
Police did not say what that motive was, or what may have led up to the shooting.
