1/24/13 - An Oakland County man has been bound over for trial on charges he murdered a Pinckney resident who had tried to help the suspectâs wife from an abusive relationship. 37-year-old Ronald Lewis Kennedy is charged with second degree murder for stabbing Charles MacDonald Shiffman, who was found dead of multiple stab wounds December 1st in the front yard of a home in northern Oakland County's Rose Township. Police say Kennedy stabbed the 34-year-old Pinckney man several times after finding him at the house with his wife, 31-year-old Jessica Kennedy. Shiffmanâs family say the two were long-time friends and that he had gone to the home at the womanâs request to help her get out of an abusive relationship. After stabbing Shiffman, Kennedy is alleged to have stabbed his wife and forced her into a car before fleeing the area. He was later stopped by police and arrested. Kennedy, who remains jailed with no bond, is also charged with assault with intent to murder his wife and domestic violence. An arraignment on all three charges is set for next Wednesday in Oakland County Circuit Court. (JK)
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