DETROIT – A 31-year-old man from Allen Park is facing murder charges after his grandmother’s body was found in a Detroit field.
Police believe Ian Andrew Sharpe stabbed his grandmother, Patricia Anderson, multiple times on April 16 before moving her body to another location.
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She was 84 years old at the time.
Sharpe was arrested by Allen Park police Thursday, April 17, two days before his grandmother’s body was found Saturday in a field in Detroit.
Sharpe was charged with first-degree murder, tampering with evidence and removing a dead body without permission. He was denied bond.
If convicted, Sharpe faces the possibility of life in prison. His probable cause conference is scheduled for April 28.