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CBS News
7 days ago
- CBS News
Woman charged with killing Northfield Township foster family is heading to trial
Shuvonne Vinson, who is charged in the double murder of her daughter's foster family, will go to trial in a case the judge called "sickening." "I believe God was with me that day," said Jeffrey Bernhard, who survived the alleged home invasion. "The angle, it went through my forehead through my right eye down to the top of the inside of my mouth." Vinson, as well as Gregory Callhan and Keith Finley, were each charged with two counts of murder in connection with the Jan. 1, 2025, deaths of 48-year-old Jennifer Lyn Bernhard and 74-year-old Stevie Ray Smith. Prosecutors allege that the suspects shot three people before taking her 4-year-old daughter and the Bernhard family's 9-year-old child. On Tuesday, Bernhard, who was the only survivor in the shooting, told Washtenaw County Judge J. Cedric Simpson about the night Vinson, Callhan and Finley allegedly broke into his Northfield Township home and killed his wife and father-in-law. "We were trying to, in a calm way, try to deescalate the situation and try to answer some of her accusations and explain," said Bernhard. During her arraignment in January this year, Vinson repeatedly shouted curse words and claimed the Bernhards "deserved to die" for alleged abuse against her child. She was removed once during Tuesday's court appearance after repeatedly talking out of turn. "Miss Vinson never mentioned anything about sexual abuse or physical abuse," Bernhard said during his testimony. "You're lying," said Vinson from the defendant's table. "Stop, that's twice. I warned council, and council warned you. She can step out. Take her because I'm not having it," said Judge Simpson. After nearly three hours of testimony from Bernhard and officers who responded to the scene and arrested Vinson, Simpson ruled that Vinson will go on to trial. "I guess in some respects what makes this case so sickening is it was about going into the house and just creating mayhem," said Simpson. Vinson is expected back in court in October.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Yahoo
Surviving victim in deadly Northfield Township shooting speaks in court
The Brief Two suspects in the deadly Northfield Township shooting appeared in court on Wednesday. There, the surviving victim of the alleged attack took the stand to talk about the incident. WASHTENAW COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) - Two men facing kidnapping and homicide charges appeared in court on Wednesday. There, a husband who had lost his wife and father-in-law spoke in front of them. Big picture view Jeffrey Bernhard talked about the night he saw his wife alive for the final time in front of Gregory Callhan and Keith Finley. Two men, along with Shuvonne Vinson, face homicide and kidnapping charges in the deadly New Year's Day shooting in Washtenaw County. "I distinctly remember hearing my wife scream," Bernhard said. "It was a scream that I will never forget. It was a scream of terror." What they're saying Investigators say that on Jan. 1, the three suspects drove to the Bernhard home on Nollar Bend in Northfield Township, shot and killed Bernhard's wife and father-in-law, and then took Bernhard's 10-year-old biological daughter and foster daughter. Bernhard says it was over a dispute with their 4-year-old foster daughter, who is Shuvonne Vinson's biological daughter. Bernhard says he was shot in the chest, head, and face. "I don't know too often when people are shot in the head that they survive. So, I was expecting that in moments I would be dead. I'm a person of faith. I believe in God and in Jesus Christ," said Bernhard. "Literally, as my head was on that floor, I prayed, and I said, 'God help me.'" Bernhard said he passed out briefly. When he woke up, he saw his wife and father-in-law dead. He eventually went to the neighbor's home for help. Police rescued the children. Bernhard was reunited with his daughter days after the violent confrontation. The Source FOX 2 was at the court hearing and used information from previous reports.
