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Aj young and his girlfriend misty go into detroit to see about fake drugs sold earlier that day (a piece of wax -a twenty five dollar transaction) aj is wearing 3/4 length dress leather coat and carrying a purple pager(both items provide by his dad) misty is wearing a ruby ring and necklace with gold charm that spells "taken"-both items bought by aj. the person they were looking for was not there so someone vouched for a black male who would take care of situation. All 3 get in ajs van(aj is driving misty is in the back seat) and black male directs them to another house.aj and misty are told to sit on couch.w/i minutes b/m puts his forearm against aj's throat and pushes a hard object from w/i coat against aj's chest. b/m says -"you know what this is and off with the coat!" he puts ajs coat on OVER his and then says" empty your pockets and take off your shoes." He takes mistys jewelry and directs aj and misty back to van.b/m is now driving aj in passenger seat misty in back crying and becoming hysterical. |
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"am i going to get some of that"? then he says i got to get some money. aj says take the van let usgo.he still wants money. aj says maybe i can get some at my house.b/m speeds over to aj house in roseville,stops in front of house notices yard light pulls up one house. b/m says "you got 3 minutes or i kill her" aj says i need my house key.key is seperated from ring. bm retains van key misty and van. As aj gets out bm tells misty you are getting up here.aj runs in house gets 9mm returns w/i 1and one half minutes and fires at b/m from left rear to avoid hitting misty.(since b/m was behind the wheel of running van it would have been stupid to get in front and confront b/m.) The van takes off down the street and crashes into neighbors truck 200ft away. |
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for misty to slamm on the brakes.the first people on the scene said aj was frantic , hysterical and crying for someone to call 911.b/m already had his and misty pants down. 1st neighbor on scene said aj was crying hysterically for someone to get help for his girlfriend and that b/m was robbing them and holding them hostage.Officers said aj was "frantic".b/m was wearing ajs 3/4 length dress leather coat over 3 other coats-aj was in t-shirt in 10 degree weather. |
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under ajs leather a screw driver which officers at preliminary hearing described as having a handle the size of gun barrel. the screw driver was where aj told officers the "hard object" would be . aside-the law is clear if avictim thinks it is a gun it is an armed robbery! other items described as taken by b/m were found on him at autopsy. lady who lives where b/m parked told officers she saw van pull up, b/m struggle w/misty and"if you are going to ask me if it was funzies"- "it looked like a rape going on"! She told officers then suddenly she heard 4 or 5 shots and then saw the van quickly drive away toward Marquette street.(where bm crashed it into neighbors truck) A few hours later aj was interviewed on video tape and kept asking about misty, finally told she had died he sobbed uncontrollably.Only a heart of stone would not be moved.two days later he was released pending further investigation. |
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Sgt. Elston RPD id'd b/m w/prints at detroit pd- |
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and interviewed people at house where tipton was vouched for ,here are some quotes- "tipton was doing crazy things,if he wanted things he would rob you ,he would rob and steal, he looked like he wanted to do something that day."when his crime spree ended on jan 25 his blood alcohol level was .18-nearly twice the limit for driving in mi. |
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BECAUSE AJ DAD USED TO BE COUNCILMAN AND HIS UNCLE IS RPD DEPUTYCHIEF. MSP investigation included sending tiptons brother out with tape recorder to interview the same people roseville previously interviewed in detroit. all of a sudden their stories changed. also much of what roseville officers had in their reports did not make it into msp reports-such as neighbors observation a rape was going on! In march at 37 th district court steven kaplan trial prosecutor told aj dad "dont worry most your son will be charged with is reckless discharge of afirearm". April 4 2000-aj is taken out of work in cuffs by msp -charged w/open murder 2 felony firearm and involuntary manslaughter! At arraignment ROBERT MERRELLI chief homocide prosecutor was overheard in roseville detective bureausaying "this kid should never have been charged". Bond was set at TEN MILLION. |
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prosecutor DEAN ALLAN he said "ya five of us (prosecutors) were talking about this case and we all agreed the shooting was justifiable"aj dad asked why wont someone say something?DEAN ALLAN said"we would lose our job" |
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to a robbery scene and shot at a perpetrator and killed an innocent bystander the officer was never charged .The robbers were responsible for the loss of the innocent bystander.in this case Misty was accidentally killed as aj tried to end tipton crime spree .if tipton would have lived he could have charged with felony murder for her death.right after this happened mistys mom and sister both told ajs dad that "aj did the right thing since it was not going to end there". later on for some reason they turned against aj .everybody concedes that aj&misty should not have went into detroit and dabbled in drugs but surely that did not make it open season on them for a predator to rob -kidnap- carjack-and hold hostage misty and sexually assault her! |
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MAY 10&11 at the preliminary hearing aj s attorneys had a field day pointing out to prosecution witnesses all the things they previously told roseville police such as "tipton was doing all kinds of crazy things,he liked to rob people, he got killed doing robbery in roseville" etc. the first neighbor on the scene referring to aj she said he was screaming oh my god help my girlfriend,he was holding us hostage he robbed us he had her pants he was threatenig us.(she was not allowed to testify as such at trial) The judge heard so much evidence of tiptons crimes the bond was lowered from TEN MILLION to twenty five hundred! |
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aj was released.AJ had a spotless record- not even a point on his driving record. |
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media that THE issue of the case was wether or not aj should have called 911 -if that was the issue marlinga was conceding aj &misty were being victimized by a criminal! AT the trial kaplan did everything possible to paint tipton as not having committed any crime including not letting roseville detectives give their conclusions as to what their investigation revealed really went on that night. these officers said this never happened to them before in 20yrs as officers! prosecutor merrelli in the media said "if we thought a rape was going on we would not have charged him. they had a report from acounty group called S.A.N.E. -sexual assault nurses - that misty had scrapes and bruises on her inner thighs and injured finger tips. this report was withheld till after the hearing. At trial kaplan stooped so low that he had mistys former boyfriend testify that she told him she wanted to give oral sex to a black male- kaplans purpose was to smear Misty and say the criminal sexual conduct by tipton against misty was consensual. If a defense lawyer used the same tactic kaplan would immediately object that the "rape shield"law does not allow such a smearing of the victim .much of that which was prevented from being heard at trial was heard at the preliminary hearing-hence the low bond. The boyfriend hated aj and had attacked him on 2 previous occasions. no evidence of tiptons criminal history or ajs lack of one was allowed .no evidence was allowed as to tiptons reputation as a notorious robber was allowed, only portions of ajs excited utterances at scene kaplan wanted in were allowed. |
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comments at scene-not only had aj and misty just suffered thru a terror ride and robbery at the conclusion of tiptons crime spree aj came upon his crashed van to find that tipton already had his girl"s pants down -under those circumstances should aj have referred to that dirt bag as"the gentleman"? kaplan the prosecutor did everything in his power to defend tipton and cover up his crimes. when the officers took ajs pager out he told them "shut that off" -ajs dad could have set it off in court proving it was ajs.kaplan referred to mistys jewelry as junk! ajs formerly perfect coat was pulled out of a bag as a ball of garbage. kaplan presented a state police officer with a purported crime scene reconstruction poster which LEFT OUT the yard light ten feet from the street in front of the house across from ajs house -kaplan made much of assertion that tipton would have wanted to monitor situation and was parked one house past being directly in front of ajs house.yard light explains why tipton parked where he did.kaplan ran the court room with the judges complicity with only 3 purposes, cover up the truth,negate tiptons crimes and bury aj.kaplan violated the michigan bar code of conduct-he was supposed to be a "minister of justice"instead he was hellbent on nailing a good kid.he succeded. aj was found guilty of second degree murder involuntary manslaughter and felony firearm!Two jurors told the detroit free press they"believed kaplan and speculated aj was in the house 20 or 30 minutes.no evidence supported that notion -the man across the street said i heard voices a door slam and gunshots ,all in a couple of minutes. Kaplan is well aware that the lady in front of whose house the van was parked saw the whole thing from when the van pulled up till it took off and it happened within the time constraints aj spoke of-3 minutes!Kaplan once again did not give a damn about the truth.kaplan told the paper aj killed tipton cuz aj was racist and could not afford the 60 dollars worth of marijuana tipton also had in his pocket-does that make any sense at all?If aj was in control of the situation and wanted to kill fila frank would he have done it with his girlfriend in the van and in front of his house? the judge said he should have called 911. (conceding aj was being victimized)Also the law is clear in defense of oneself or others-THE SITUATION IS LOOKED AT THRU THE EYES OF THE ONE IN THAT SITUATION NOT ANY MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK a man purporting to be from the state bar sitting in on the so called trial told ajs attorney "you didnt have a chance" aj gets 27 years! GREAT SYSTEM."murder"involves a perpetrator in control of the situation and an innocent victim.in this case Fila Frank was in control and not innocent or a victim. Aj and Misty were his victims.Aj committed no "murder"-he ended Fila Frank's spree of life felonies perpetrated against him and Misty. In the presentence report the probation officer had 3 options to choose from regarding the circumstances-mitigating,situational,and nonsituational-she chose nonsituational! In the course of preparing the pre-sentence report AJ provided the probation dept.a 5 page handwritten description of what went on that night. In the completed report ajs version was narrowed down to a couple of sentences! NO one -judge,prosecutor, or probation officer cared about the facts! Speaking about a later case he handled(the pann case)kaplan said "circumstances dont lie"All of the circumstances and physical evidence support Aj's version of what occurred that night. |
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a witness 2nd at the scene where tipton crashed ajs van told deputy chief of roseville pd "when reviewing police report with kaplan i told him that aj said minutes after crash "they(misty and him) were being held hostage".kaplan got in his face and said"you probably heard it some where else". the witness said no and said he felt intimidated into not saying it at trial.the witness told dan "this has been really bothering me". July 1999-tipton booked by detroit pd for "burglary with force" |
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This letter is being written by Daniel Young roseville pd deputy chief . even though i did not participate in the investigation of this case i did have access to all aspects of this case thru defense attys.A major injustice has been perpetrated upon Arthur jason young in allowing the 2nd degree murder conviction to stand against aj.(re:tipton) The jury ignored the fact that all of mistys&ajs valuables described by aj were found on tipton. Roseville officers were not allowed to testify that a witness who testified "arms were flailing" told them "it did not look like funsies but a rape going on".(by tipton) This was highly unfair to aj. An ex boyfriend of misty was allowed to testify that she wanted to "give oral sex to a black man.This statement was highly prejudicial and made for revenge cuz the witness wanted revenge against his rival aj. Well respected officers were not allowed to testify as to their opinion as to what happened that night. even though they were in the best position to describe to the jury what happened that night. |
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finding the truth but about the prosecutor winning at all cost. I thought the purpose of a trial was to seek justice. In my 22 yrs as an officer and having been tought by my late father to seek the truth and be honest in life and police work this trial leaves me with a bitter feeling that in this case the system lacks honor and integrity! you have an opportunity to right the wrongs that occurred all during the process. From charging a young man w/murder for coming to the aid of his girlfriend to an improper bindover tothe finding of a jury not allowed to hear all the evidence.Please dont leave office w/o righting this wrong.aj w/no criminal record was painted as the villain.tipton who spent nearly his entire adult life in prison painted as perpetrator of no crimes and the jury was not allower to hear about his reputation as a person who robbed people! |
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showed trauma lacerations and bruises on misty not introduced at trial cuz the nurse was going to be a hostile witness toward the defense.This was further evidence of an assault by tipton.I ask you to consider the distinctions between this and other 2nd degree cases you have heard.I trust you will deal fairly in the decisions to be made. END. |
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To the editor: The judge says my son's conduct was "unconscionable". Black's Law Dictionary says that unconscionable conduct is conduct that is monstrously harsh and shocking to the conscience. It is "unconscionable" to try to save your girlfriend being held hostage by a notorious predator? It is "unconscionable" to end a crime spree by that same predator which included four life felonies and a 15-year felony -- specifically, robbery, carjacking, extortion, kidnapping, holding hostage, sexual assault? It is "unconscionable" to come upon the scene of your crashed van and see your girlfriend seriously injured with her pants down and express serious displeasure with the perpetrator. |
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who put you and your loved one thru a night of terror and is the cause of her condition? Apparently the judge knows as much about the meaning of words as he knew about what went on that night.The only thing the judge knows about what went on that night is that which the prosecutor who ran his courtroom allowed him to hear. To all of those outside of the criminal justice system who may have some common sense, If aj was in control of the situation,why was tipton driving my son"s van,wearing my sons 3/4 length dress leather coat and in possession of all of ajs &mistys property? If your loved one was out in your vehicle and you were told " you have 3 minutes to get back or i will kill her"are you certain you would rely on 911 to get you help in time? As it was aj got back in 2 minutes and the predator tipton already had mistys pants down!(even if misty submitted without a struggle because of his threats or in bargaining for her life tipton would be committing 1st degree criminal sexual conduct a life felony -people v mackle,michigan court of appeals,6-30-00, no.204299) |
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justice system if any one cares about injustice and believes in rendering unto one that which he deserves please take a look at the tape of ajs interview with roseville detectives the night of tiptons crime spree .I have never seen such an injustice as this. PLEASE do not tell me the jury has spoken. The jury heard only that which kaplan wanted them to hear -he was an advocate defending tipton and trying to bury aj -he is supposed to be a minister of justice according to the state bar"s code of professional responsibility. A trial is supposed to seek the truth -this prosecutor had no interest in the truth and was not going to let the facts get in the way of his next conviction! -I defy any person of integrity to look at all the reports in this case and tell me this young man got what he deserved! Finally,the only 2 things unconscionable were kaplans conduct and the judges sentence. ps.kaplan flat out lied to the to michigan court of appeals-in his brief he said-"their was no evidence of nonconsensual sex". also- that same court recently said each passenger makes a seperate carjacking felony-so chalk up another to the long list of felonies fila frank perpetrated against misty&aj! **** aug25-02 MIsty's mom came into roseville police department without having been asked! she came to tell aj's uncle dan that something was wrong with this this wholething,the trial was unfair and she wanted the reports. dan recommended she see aj's attorney- laborday weekend she met with him and wanted him to convey her concerns to the prosecutor's office. instead a meeting was set up and misty's mom talked with kaplan. Thank aj young! you or your child could have been fila frank's next victim! we had great hope that the the court of appeals would correct this manifest injustice. Instead ,judging by the lame two ?s they asked at oral argument and their statements in their opinion not supported by the transcript or the facts,The y Never Read My Son's Brief! PLEASE! Someone help AJ! Aj's trial was as fair as the one Jesus got! Edmund Burke said,"the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing". now the case goes to federal court-we pray that someone will finally stand up and correct this manifest injustice! sept 20,07-illegal kills arizona officer- police kill illegal as he holds hostage. good shooting as always when THEY kill hostage holder! tipton was holding misty &sexually assaulting her! april 12,09 US ship captain "in imminent danger" freed when navy snipers kill hostage holders! aj's killing of vermin tipton no less justifiable and no murder-he was holding Misty hostage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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young 321897 waits for justice! to the macomb county prosecutor's office: you are supposed to be ministers of justice(code of conduct rule 3.8 bar journal.somebody should step up and have some integrity as my son continues to be sacraficed for that filthy vermin career criminal fila frank tipton! America&the World are safer now! US jets killed international criminal predator al-zarqawi.Aj killed domestic criminal predator "fila" frank tipton. Both justifiable homicides! |
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put some money in his account make money orders payable to a.young321897 & forward to me at P.O .box 543 Roseville,mi 48066. |
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Questions or comments aj14@webtv.net |
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