Three people charged with home invasion, ethnic intimidation in Walled Lake
DETROIT – Three people appeared before a judge for the alleged crimes against a mother and her two children in their Walled Lake home.
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Michael Graves, 47, Branden Odegaard, 37, and Maci Pietryga 25, have reportedly admitted to struggling with drugs and now the trio is facing charges related to first-degree home invasion and ethnic intimidation. The incident was caught on camera when they broke into the Indianwood home while allegedly yelling racial slurs.
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