4/19/13 - A Highland Township teen is facing life in prison after being charged as an adult for the alleged armed rape of a 15-year-old girl. 16-year-old Brandon Alexander Markes has been arraigned on charges of assault with intent to murder, assault by strangulation, 1st degree criminal sexual conduct with multiple variables and felonious assault. Detectives with the Oakland County Sheriff Departmentâs Highland Township substation presented the case to the prosecutorâs office for review, which decided to charge Markes as an adult. He was ordered held on a $1.2 (m) million cash or surety bond on all charges, with no 10% option by Judge Robert Bondy in 52-1 District Court in Novi. Heâll return to court for a hearing next Wednesday. The mother of the 15-year-old female victim called 911 to report the incident Tuesday, in which Markes is alleged to have raped the girl at knifepoint in the woods. Police say evidence was collected from the crime scene as well as Markesâ residence, where he was taken into custody and later lodged at Childrenâs Village. Police say the victim sustained serious injuries during the attack and was treated and released from an area hospital. (JM)
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