3/27/13 - Sentencing was handed down yesterday for the two Highland Township men charged in connection with dozens of home invasions and break-ins in Oakland and Livingston counties. 22 year-old Michael Robert Brown and 25-year-old Nicholas Paul Kent were charged with 1st degree home invasion among others in Oakland in connection with 21 incidents in Highland and White Lake. More charges are expected to be filed against them in Livingston County for other crimes. Both men pleaded no contest to the charges, which is not an admission of guilt but is treated as such for sentencing purposes. Yesterday, Brown was sentenced to 57 months to 20 years for home invasion, with concurrent sentences of up to 10 years for breaking and entering and five years for larceny from a motor vehicle, with credit for 60 days served. Kent was sentenced to 180 days in jail with credit for 55 served, plus two years of probation. His sentence was suspended, pending his completion of a Zero Tolerance Program for drugs and alcohol. His sentence will take effect if he violates the rules of the program. Detectives with the Oakland County Sheriff's Office Highland Township substation say the pair stole various items including a large amount of power tools from unlocked homes, storage sheds and vehicles to feed their heroin habits. The pair mostly targeted the Axford Acres and Dunham Lake Estates subdivisions. Police told the Milford Times the amount of property, victims and reports made the case very labor intensive and theyâre still working to identify the owners of some property that was recovered. (TD)
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