PONTIAC (WWJ) — Two Pontiac men are facing charges for the shooting death of a man that stemmed from an argument over someone spitting in the sink.
Sadarie Donalson, 22, was arraigned Sunday on charges of second-degree murder, felony firearm, carrying a concealed weapon and resisting/obstructing/assaulting a police officer. A second man, 22-year-old Dewaun Benion, was charged as an accomplice.
The charges stem from an incident at an apartment on Carriage Circle in Pontiac around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday night, leading to the fatal shooting of 33-year-old Cornelis Jones of Pontiac.
Witnesses told police they heard an argument between Jones and Donalson, centered on "Jones' displeasure with Donalson for spitting in the sink," according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.
Jones told Donalson it was "disrespectful" and asked him to leave the apartment. Donalson then allegedly shot Jones and he and Benion ran from the apartment, officials said.
Jones was found unconscious on the floor of his apartment when police showed up, but he was still breathing. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Sheriff's deputies, along with the sheriff's drone and K-9 units, were called to the scene. Benion was found and arrested immediately, according to the sheriff's office. Donalson was eventually arrested.
"It is unfathomable that a human life would be taken for something so absurdly trivial as a person spitting in a sink," Sheriff Michael Bouchard said, per a press release. "The individuals involved in this should be held accountable with the most severe penalty. I applaud the great work of our deputies on responding to a chaotic and very dangerous scene and chasing and catching an armed murderer as he fled under the cover of darkness."
Benion was charged with solicitation – assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder. He is being held on a $75,000 cash bond set by 52-1 District Court Magistrate Robert Morad in Novi.
Both men are scheduled to appear in 50th District Court in Pontiac for a probable cause conference on March 7.
