Prosecutors Accuse Man In 2 Detroit Homicides From 2017

DETROIT, MI — Prosecutors have accused a Garden City man with two 2017 Detroit murders in which they said he ran the victims down while in his car.

Lawrence Paul Mills III, 32, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of assault on a pregnant individual causing miscarriage/stillbirth, according to prosecutors. He was arraigned last week in 34th District Court and remains in jail, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors said Mills in October 2017 hit a pregnant woman with his car in the area of Casper and Cypress Streets in the city. The victim was found dead at the scene by medics, prosecutors said.

In December 2017, Detroit Police and medics responded to Anthon and Campbell streets in the city, where they found the 59-year-old woman dead between the street and the sidewalk, prosecutors said. The woman had multiple injuries, prosecutors said.

After an investigation that spanned several years, Mills was arrested April 24, prosecutors said.

Mills will appear in court again May 20 for a probable cause conference before 36th District Court Judge Kenyetta Stanford-Jones.