DETROIT – The man suspected of sparking an Amber Alert by abducting a 2-year-old girl and attacking her mother in Lansing has officially been charged.
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Rashad Maleek Trice, 26, of Detroit, is accused of stabbing and sexually assaulting his 22-year-old ex-girlfriend at her home in Lansing and then kidnapping her 2-year-old daughter, Wynter Cole Smith.
Trice was arrested around 5 a.m. Monday, July 3, in St. Clair Shores after an Amber Alert was issued. Police spotted the Chevrolet Impala he stole from his ex-girlfriend and eventually took him into custody after a short chase. Wynter still has not been found.
On Wednesday, Trice was arraigned in the hospital as he recovers from injuries suffered when he crashed, according to authorities.
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He is charged with assault with intent to murder, first-degree home invasion, unlawful imprisonment, aggravated domestic violence (second offense), unlawful driving away of an automobile, felonious assault, and two counts of first-degree criminal sexual assault.
He is charged as a violent habitual fourth offender. Additional charges linked to Wynter’s disappearance are possible, pending the rest of the investigation.
A probable cause conference is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. July 13, and a preliminary examination is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. July 20.
Trice is being held without bond.
