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It started with a rejection and ended in a fiery explosion. A Michigan teen, who was angry after being turned down by a girl he had only known for a few days, reportedly broke into her family’s home and set off an explosive.
The act of violence put the lives of seven people inside the house at risk, including three young children.
Highlights
- A 17-year-old Michigan teen is facing adult charges for allegedly setting explosives in a girl’s home after she turned him down.
- The teen’s spiteful act endangered seven lives in the house, forcing the entire family to run for their lives.
- People are demanding that the boy be tried as an adult due to the violent nature of the crime.
Now, at just 17 years old, the teen is facing adult charges that could put him behind bars for decades.
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A Michigan teen set off explosives in the home of a girl who rejected him
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Police reports detail that the alleged culprit, teenager Jonathan Michael Brady, broke into a Michigan family’s home and placed an explosive device in it. The reports suggest that the reason behind the arson was rejection.
Earlier that same night, a female cousin living in the house refused to go out with Brady, which angered him.
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The family of seven in the home consisted of Dalvon Lee, his son, his son’s mother and grandmother, along with a 2-month-old, a cousin, and her 9-month-old child. Luckily, the family managed to escape, hopping over a back fence to safety with no harm.
A family of seven was inside the house at the time of the fire
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Speaking to WXYZ Detroit, Dalvon Lee, the father of said house in Mount Clemens, said, “This is a kid ruining his life over a girl he met five days ago.” According to police reports, the incident happened around 3 AM, on April 10. At the time, Lee was at home with his 9-month-old son when he heard a “big old boom.”
“It sounded literally like someone threw an M-80 in there,” he said. “Just.. it blew up. When I went downstairs, first it was like a little fire. It wasn’t nothing big.” However, the house fire quickly spread, eventually covering the entire home.
“You just see the whole front of [the house] just burst into flames,” Lee shared, saying that “it was crazy.”
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The father of the house said the explosives went off near the room where the babies were sleeping
According to Lee, the explosive detonated just outside the room where the babies were sleeping. “My children were so terrified; they thought someone was shooting and breaking into the house,” Lee recounted.
The children ran and hid in the basement, but Lee managed to reach them in time to explain that it was actually a fire.
“My main concern was making sure my son was good and everybody was out the house,” Lee added.
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The teen who is currently in the juvenile center will be tried as an adult
Following the fire, arson investigators quickly saw that it had been set intentionally. Just five days later, the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office had taken Brady into custody, who was accused of breaking into the home and setting the explosive.
Brady is currently being held at the Juvenile Justice Center, but prosecutors have opted to charge him as an adult. He faces one count each of home invasion, arson, placing explosives near a property, and possessing bombs with unlawful intent, all of which carry a maximum sentence of up to 20 years behind bars.
According to the Detroit News, He was charged as an adult on April 17 and is being held on a $500,000 bond.
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The prosecutor stated the teen’s “grievous conduct” led to him being charged as an adult
Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido said, “I did not reach the decision to charge Mr. Brady as an adult lightly,” Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido said in a statement. “The gravity of this crime plus the need to seek justice for the victims and protect the public required this solemn action,” he said.
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“When I served in the Michigan Senate, I authored and passed the legislation that ended the prosecutorial practice of automatically charging 17-year-olds as adults to provide more discretion and fairness in the justice system,” Lucido added.
“I believe in measured justice and giving second chances to young people. But, in this case, Mr. Brady’s alleged grievous conduct requires me to charge him as an adult,” he concluded.
Netizens are infuriated at the horrifying crime committed by the 17-year-old
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Tabitha 7 months ago (edited)
Then having a wet hen hissy fit and immediately resorting to violence against the girls to make themselves feel better. If the only way you can feel better is to make someone else feel worse, then the problem is with YOU, and not them. Come TF on, guys. You can be better than this, and teach your sons and their sons to be better. If you can’t, then don’t have kids and let the curse end with you. Help clean up the gene pool instead of constantly s******g your DNA into it.
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Tabitha 7 months ago
Yep. Bears lack opposable thumbs, and therefore are unable to make and throw incendiary devices from far away, like a coward. Bears do not lack courage, and therefore attack you up close and personal, like a legend. At least with the bear, you pretty much know what you’re getting into.
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Marleina Hershberg 7 months ago
He should also be charged with 7 counts of attempted murder, yeah??
LakotaWolf (she/her) 7 months ago (edited)
When I saw the words "Angry Teen" and the quote "hope he's charged as an adult" in this article's title, I opened it thinking the perpetrator was going to be 13, maybe 14 - old enough to know better, but generally usually only charged as an adult when the crimes are heinous. Nope, the "teen" is 17. Yeah, he should absolutely be charged as an adult for attempting to múrder 7 people, two of which were literal infants. Oh, and also charged as an adult for possession/use of an improvised explosive device (that's literally domestic terròrism!) and massive property damage. This person is unhinged and is absolutely unable to be allowed out in normal society if this is how he reacts to a girl rejecting his request for a date.
Robert Beveridge 7 months ago
Important side note: make sure his parents are charged with him. Zero percent chance at least part of this was not how he was raised.
LilliVB 7 months ago
While I agree that it's likely that the parents at least downplayed and underestimated some of his most unsavory temperamental traits, this is something we can't know for sure. Unfortunately sometimes kids turn out bad despite the best efforts. They aren't the parents that blew up a house, but a boy that is more adult than child and should know the difference between bad and good.
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KrazyChiMama 7 months ago
Keep hearing more stories about escalating violence in young adults.
Tiffany 7 months ago (edited)
He's 17, his behavior is set. He may not blow up another home but his behavior is there for good unless he has years of serious treatment he actually wants and isn't forced to get. He could be 13, and still the behavior is exactly that.. and would be carried until he dies of old age.
Tabitha 7 months ago (edited)
Then having a wet hen hissy fit and immediately resorting to violence against the girls to make themselves feel better. If the only way you can feel better is to make someone else feel worse, then the problem is with YOU, and not them. Come TF on, guys. You can be better than this, and teach your sons and their sons to be better. If you can’t, then don’t have kids and let the curse end with you. Help clean up the gene pool instead of constantly s******g your DNA into it.
Load More Replies... Tabitha 7 months ago
Yep. Bears lack opposable thumbs, and therefore are unable to make and throw incendiary devices from far away, like a coward. Bears do not lack courage, and therefore attack you up close and personal, like a legend. At least with the bear, you pretty much know what you’re getting into.
Load More Replies... Marleina Hershberg 7 months ago
He should also be charged with 7 counts of attempted murder, yeah??
LakotaWolf (she/her) 7 months ago (edited)
When I saw the words "Angry Teen" and the quote "hope he's charged as an adult" in this article's title, I opened it thinking the perpetrator was going to be 13, maybe 14 - old enough to know better, but generally usually only charged as an adult when the crimes are heinous. Nope, the "teen" is 17. Yeah, he should absolutely be charged as an adult for attempting to múrder 7 people, two of which were literal infants. Oh, and also charged as an adult for possession/use of an improvised explosive device (that's literally domestic terròrism!) and massive property damage. This person is unhinged and is absolutely unable to be allowed out in normal society if this is how he reacts to a girl rejecting his request for a date.
Robert Beveridge 7 months ago
Important side note: make sure his parents are charged with him. Zero percent chance at least part of this was not how he was raised.
LilliVB 7 months ago
While I agree that it's likely that the parents at least downplayed and underestimated some of his most unsavory temperamental traits, this is something we can't know for sure. Unfortunately sometimes kids turn out bad despite the best efforts. They aren't the parents that blew up a house, but a boy that is more adult than child and should know the difference between bad and good.
Load More Replies... KrazyChiMama 7 months ago
Keep hearing more stories about escalating violence in young adults.
Tiffany 7 months ago (edited)
He's 17, his behavior is set. He may not blow up another home but his behavior is there for good unless he has years of serious treatment he actually wants and isn't forced to get. He could be 13, and still the behavior is exactly that.. and would be carried until he dies of old age.
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