8/13/14 - A Livingston County District Court judge has reduced the charges against an inmate of the Woodland Correctional Facility in Green Oak Township. 34-year-old Eddie Deans Jr. had been charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder. But after viewing a videotape of the incident on Tuesday, Judge Carol Sue Reader reduced the charge to aggravated assault. Authorities say Deans attacked another in December of 2012 and broke his jaw. Deans is currently serving a 12 to 50 year sentence for 2nd degree murder in December of 1995. While no new dates in the case have been set, the Livingston County Prosecutorâs Office may seek to appeal Judge Readerâs decision. (JK)
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