7/13/13 - The Livingston County Prosecutorâs Office has announced that it will not file any charges against a Hartland Township man who was accused of soliciting jail inmates in an alleged murder-for-hire plot. 53-year-old Mark Joseph Grabowski, a former football player who once played for the Detroit Lions, earlier pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful retention of a child by a parent and served jail time. The kidnapping charge was filed after a massive search effort that began when Grabowski failed to return his then 11-year-old son Connor home to his mother prior to Labor Day weekend last year. He was arrested at a hunting ranch in South Dakota about a week later and ultimately served 90-days in jail. It was alleged that while incarcerated, Grabowski solicited inmates to murder his ex-wife and The Livingston County Sheriffâs Department conducted an investigation. After reviewing the report, Prosecutor Bill Vailliencourt announced Friday that it was agreed the evidence in the case was insufficient to justify any charges at this time. A press release also states that based on comments Grabowski made to certain inmates, an undercover police officer contacted him and expressed an interest in carrying out such an act but Grabowskiâs response was to reject the approach and immediately contact authorities. The Prosecutorâs Office says it typically does not comment on charges that have not been authorized but did so based on previous press reports involving the allegations against Grabowski and the fact the matter was submitted for review. (JM)
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