A Michigan county at the heart of Flint’s story
A Flint man has been ordered to serve 30 to 45 years for second-degree murder after striking his groomsman with an SUV following a wedding celebration. The driver has also been sentenced for related offenses, with the court noting the act was deliberate though the defendant expresses remorse.
Genesee County prosecutors say Damien and Jessica O’Brien neglected their son Casper, leading to fatal dilated cardiomyopathy linked to morbid obesity. Casper, who weighed 255 pounds at age seven, never attended school and was rarely taken to doctors. The couple face murder, torture and multiple child abuse charges.