‘They deserved to die’: Northfield murder suspect’s expletive-laced outburst

Three individuals, including 42-year-old Shuvonne Vinson, were accused of killing two people and kidnapping two children from a house in Northfield. She asserted during her Friday appearance that the victims “deserved to die.”

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    Three suspects were arraigned for killing two people and abducting two young children on New Year’s Day in Northfield.
    
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    One of the suspects, 42-year-old Shuvonne Vinson, had an outburst in court where she claimed the victims deserved to die .
    
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    Two suspects were arraigned on Friday and ordered held without bond. A third suspect will be arraigned on Saturday.
    

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  Three suspects were arraigned for killing two people and abducting two young children on New Year’s Day in Northfield.
  
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  One of the suspects, 42-year-old Shuvonne Vinson, had an outburst in court where she claimed the victims deserved to die .
  
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  Two suspects were arraigned on Friday and ordered held without bond. A third suspect will be arraigned on Saturday.
  

FOX 2: YPSILANTI, Mich.Two of three suspects were charged on Friday with the murders of two adults, the injury of a third, and the kidnapping of two small girls from a Northfield Township residence. However, one of the suspects’ outbursts about the victim’s “deserved to die” were interspersed throughout.

Keith Finley, 60, Gregory Callhan, 37, and Shuvonne Vinson, 42, were all charged with assault, kidnapping, and murder, among other offenses.

The Washtenaw County Jail is housing the three suspects, all of whom are from Detroit.

What happened in court on Friday?

Callhan and Vinson both used Zoom to attend the arraignment. Vinson was arraigned first after a delay.

Prosecuting attorney Amy Reiser requested that Vinson be detained without bond after the charges were read, arguing that there was no justification for her being released.

“She murdered a mother in front of her daughter,” Reiser stated.

That caused Vinson to lose his temper.

“No I did not,” Vinson informed him.

Vinson sat and listened as Reiser persisted in demanding no bond, claiming that the three defendants killed the two in front of children, after her lawyer had calmed her down.

“One of the most horrific crimes that I ve seen in my career,” she stated.

According to Reiser, Vinson attempted to seize the officer’s weapon and threatened to kill the officers as police were pursuing the suspects following the killings.

For the double murder that occurred in Northfield Township on New Year’s Day, two defendants were arraigned. Shuvonne Vinson, one of the two accused, went on an expletive-filled tirade in court on Friday.

Vinson remarked, “I don’t care about no bond,” “My children were f***ed by those motherf******. F*** you and them.”

Even after her lawyer begged her to stop, Vinson persisted.

“My babies were f***ed with. Vinson responded, “Don’t lie and say I f***ing had my child around a death.” “I kept both of those kids from seeing s***. B****, stop lying. They deserved to die, those motherf******. They had an affair with my children. F*** them all.

Then Vinson got up and resisted being allowed to leave the arraignment chamber.

She continued to use profanity while she waited before stating something regarding the victims.

Vinson declared, “I’m not the one that needs to be in jail,” “My motherf***** child b**** was attacked by them. And anyone else will follow suit.

Vinson’s camera was muted by the judge, and she was taken out of the room and ordered to be held without bond.

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Following Vinson, Callhan was arraigned on numerous of the same allegations.

Reiser requested that he be held without bond during the arraignment, and he remained largely silent until she revealed that they had taken the children from the house.

Callhan said, “I didn’t take anyone out of there,” before his lawyer ordered him to stop talking.

He was detained without bond as well.

Keith Finley, the third defendant, was not arraigned on Friday. He will be arraigned on Saturday after refusing to be arraigned.

What are the Northfield murder suspects charged with?

Twelve counts have been brought against all three by the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office.

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  Two counts of open murder.
  
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  One count of assault with intent to murder
  
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  One count of home invasion in the first degree
  
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  Two counts of kidnapping child enticement
  
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  One count of conspiracy to commit murder
  
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  One count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping child enticement
  
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  One count of conspiracy to commit home invasion in the first degree
  
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  One count of carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent
  
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  One count of stolen property – receiving and concealing a motor vehicle
  
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  One count of felony firearm
  

For her actions during the arrest, Vinson was also charged with seven additional offenses.

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  Four counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer
  
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  One count of carrying a concealed weapon
  
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  One count of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person
  
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  One count of possession of ammunition by a prohibited person
  

Finley is also charged with possessing a firearm by an ineligible individual.

What happened in Northfield on Jan. 1, 2025?

According to the police, the three suspects arrived at a house on

Inside the house were 74-year-old Stevie Smith, 48-year-old Jennifer Bernhard, and 52-year-old Jeffrey Bernhard, who were married and had two small children, ages 4 and 9.

According to the police, all three victims were shot after an altercation broke out when the three suspects arrived.

The shooting claimed the lives of both Smith and Jennifer Bernhard. According to the hospital’s records, Jeffrey Bernhard is stable.

According to authorities, the suspects removed the small children from the house after the shooting.

The girls are 4 and 9 years old. One of the girls was discovered on Rowley Court, while the other young girl was located around two minutes away on Lexington Parkway.

“This is a tragic incident for any community to have to deal with and we could not have managed this incident without the assistance of our local law enforcement agency partners to include the Washtenaw County Sheriff s Department, Ann Arbor Police Department, Michigan State Police and the Washtenaw County Prosecutor s Office,” stated Chief Martin Smith.

Why were the Northfield victims shot?

According to sources, the shooting and kidnapping occurred because of a custody issue involving one of the children in foster care at the residence.

The specifics and reason for the shooting have not yet been verified by the police.

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