9/24/13 - A Highland Township teen being charged as an adult for raping a girl at knifepoint in the woods of a trailer park will avoid trial. 17-year-old Brandon Alexander Markes pleaded no contest to charges of assault with intent to murder, assault by strangulation, 1st degree criminal sexual conduct and felonious assault for the incident that happened at the Highland Greens development off of Milford Road, north of M-59. He was 16-years-old at the time and remains held on a $1.2 (m) million bond ahead of his sentenceing in Oakland County Circuit Court October 17th. Police say that the mother of the 15-year-old female victim called 911 to report the incident on April 16th that happened in the woods adjacent to the development. Evidence was collected from the crime scene as well as Markesâ residence, where he was taken into custody. Police say the victim sustained serious injuries during the attack and was treated at an area hospital. (JK)
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