Charges in the murder of well-loved synagogue leader Samantha Woll have been announced nearly two months after her murder.
The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office said on Tuesday it was bringing charges against 28-year-old Michael Jackson Bolanos. The prosecutor said he had no prior connection to Ms Woll, and said the killing was not believed to be a hate crime.
It is not clear what the charges are or who they seek to charge, however it comes after authorities announced on Sunday that a second person of interest had been taken into custody in the case.
The man has not been identified but two sources toldThe Detroit News that he appears to be a total stranger to Woll and is not the same person who was arrested last month.
In early November, police arrested a first, also unidentified person of interest before releasing him without charge three days later.
Woll was brutally murdered at her home in Lafayette Park n 21 October.
Authorities believe Woll was attacked inside her home and then stumbled out before collapsing on the sidewalk.
The attack instantly sparked fears of a hate crime due to the timing of the attack, just days after the start of the Israel-Hamas war. However, police insisted there was no evidence of it being an antisemitic attack.