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18-05-2025
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2 Myrtle Beach officers recognized for saving suicidal man on bridge over Highway 501
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Two Myrtle Beach police officers were honored Friday by the South Carolina Police Chiefs' Association for their heroic efforts to save a man who threatened to jump off a bridge. Officers Matthew Muterspaw and Michael Mercurio were recognized by the group during the department's promotions ceremony on Friday. 'Their quick and compassionate responses on February 19, 2025, undoubtedly saved the life of the suicidal male and prevented a tragic outcome,' the department said in a Facebook post. The man was in the median on a bridge that runs over Highway 501 and was threatening to jump off when officers arrived, police said. Muterspaw and Michael Mercurio 'built rapport with the male and were able to detain and transport him to the hospital without incident.' 'If it was not for the quick and outstanding work by these officers, this suicidal male would have carried out his plan of ending his life,' police said. 'Officer Muterspaw and PFC. Mercurio demonstrated what a true professional looks like and deserve to be awarded the life-saving award.' * * * Dennis Bright is the Digital Executive Producer at News13. He joined the team in May 2021. Dennis is a West Virginia native and a graduate of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Follow Dennis on Facebook, X, formerly Twitter, and read more of his work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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08-03-2025
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Pair sentenced to probation in murder-for-hire plot in Macomb County
Two Macomb County residents accused in a murder-for-hire plot, discovered through recorded jail conversations were sentenced this week after pleading guilty to a lesser offense in Macomb County Circuit Court. The plot was discovered after an attorney in a divorce case filed a Freedom of Information Act for transcripts of one of the suspect's calls at the county jail. Aaron Muterspaw, then 36, of Warren and Carmen Marchetti, then 35, of Chesterfield Township — who dated in high school — were charged in April after the plot was brought to the attention of the sheriff's office in late 2023. Each was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit homicide-solicitation of murder and malicious use of a telecommunications service. Marchetti also faced one count of homicide-solicitation of murder. At their arraignments in circuit court in January, both pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of conspiracy to assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, according to online court records. The original charges against Muterspaw and Marchetti were dismissed. Marchetti was sentenced Thursday to three years of probation; one day in the county jail with credit for one day served; impulse control training; six months on a GPS tether; 30 days of community service, and to continue mental health treatment, among other terms, according to online court records. The records indicate Muterspaw was sentenced to three years of probation; two days in the county jail with credit for two days served; impulse control training; 90 days on a GPS tether, 15 days of community service and other terms. His sentencing review is set for Sept. 16. Attorneys for Muterspaw and Marchetti did not return messages seeking comment. More: Family of Pontiac mother, 2 kids who died in frozen field sue Oakland sheriff's deputies More: Defense calls 2 witnesses in trial of Monroe County woman charged in Swan Boat Club crash Authorities previously stated in news releases that Muterspaw was locked up on a drunken driving charge from Warren. He was communicating by jail phone with Marchetti, with their conversations discussing hurting or killing her soon-to-be ex-husband. Authorities indicated the conversations were discovered when the attorney made a FOIA request for recordings of Muterspaw's phone calls. Muterspaw was in jail from May 1-Sept. 26, 2023, after pleading guilty in the drunken driving case, the prosecutor's office stated in a release last year. While he was in jail, Marchetti allegedly asked him to have her soon-to-be ex-husband killed. Muterspaw acknowledged her request and said he would facilitate the murder for her, according to the prosecutor's office release. Dawn Fraylick, communications director for the prosecutor's office, previously said Marchetti asked Muterspaw if he knew of someone who wanted work and that she would pay well, the work being apparently to kill her soon-to-be ex-husband. He said he knew people who could do it for her, Fraylick had said. Contact Christina Hall: chall@ Follow her on X, formerly Twitter: @challreporter. Support local journalism. Subscribe to the Free Press. Submit a letter to the editor at This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: 2 sentenced to probation in murder-for-hire plot in Macomb
