Overview
- A 34-year-old Detroit man, Nicholos Hatcher, was found with a single stab wound on the side of Middlebelt Road in Livonia and was pronounced dead at the scene after emergency crews tried to save him.
- Investigators say Hatcher confronted two men after his backpack was allegedly taken at a BioLife Plasma Services location and prosecutors allege Spencer Jude Krusell stabbed him with a pocketknife.
- Spencer Jude Krusell, 30, was arraigned on a second-degree murder charge and denied bond, while Scott Andrew Harrington, 26, was charged with larceny from a building and receiving stolen property with bond set at $400,000.
- Police located and arrested the suspects within about a day of the killing and both defendants are scheduled for a probable‑cause conference in 16th District Court on June 11 as the investigation continues.
- Hatcher’s family has spoken publicly asking for justice and community leaders are raising concerns about theft-related confrontations turning violent as prosecutors prepare the case for the next court steps.