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Aaron Samir Akel
Coverage of Aaron Samir Akel in the Nexus archive.
- Morning 4: Person of interest in custody after hit-and-run critically injures child — and more news
A person of interest is in custody after a hit-and-run in Oakland County critically injured a child. Macomb County is launching a pilot project to remove algae from Lake St. Clair. An inmate in Macomb County has been charged with first-degree murder following a cellmate attack. The US and Iran are escalating conflict over the Strait of Hormuz.
- Macomb County inmate charged with first-degree murder after deadly cellmate attack
A 50-year-old inmate, Aaron Samir Akel, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 73-year-old cellmate, Daniel Hosmer, at Macomb County Correctional Facility. Hosmer was strangled and stabbed with a broomstick handle, and Akel faces additional charges including possession of a weapon by a prisoner and habitual offender status.