Campbell and Welch were arraigned in 36th District Court on charges of carjacking, assault with intent to rob, concealing a stolen motor vehicle, felony firearm and possession of a loaded weapon in a car. (Photo by HB Meeks/Tell Us Detroit)

Three Detroit teens held on $1 million dollar bond for violent crimes in the city

DETROIT (Tell Us Det) - Saturday afternoon, Devon Campbell, 15 and Leontay Welch, 15 both of Detroit appeared before Magistrate Sidney Barthwell Saturday afternoon in 36th District Court. They were both arraigned on four counts Carjacking, two counts of Assault and Armed Robbery, four counts of Assault with Intent to Murder, two counts of Felony Firearm and two counts of Conspiracy.

The charges stem from a 6 year-old male child being shot during the course of a carjacking alleged to have been committed by the pair of teens.

The 6-year-old victim was a passenger in his 25-year-old mother's 2006 Pontiac Gran Prix that was being driven by a male friend. It is alleged that Welch ran in front of the car in an effort to slow it down and that Campbell allegedly pointed a weapon at the car and shot several times . The shots hit the 6-year-old in the leg and the lower back. The child was taken to a local hospital for treatment for gunshot wounds.

Campbell and Welch were also arraigned on charges in connection with a carjacking of a 2003 Monte Carlo that took place on February 26, 2012, at approximately 3:00 p.m. involving a 24-year-old Detroit female in the 5100 block of Bedford in Detroit. They have been charged with additional counts of Carjacking, Assault with Intent to Rob, Concealing a Stolen Motor Vehicle, Felony Firearm and Possession of a Loaded Weapon in a Car.

Devin Campbell has also been charged with six counts Carjacking, Assault, , Armed Robbery and Felony Firearm, in connection with two other incidents during a crime spree on February 26, 2012.

The two were ordered to pay a $1 million dollar bond or sit in jail until a March 8th preliminary hearing.

"We always deliberate very carefully when making charging decisions on juvenile defendants. In these cases we are going to try all of them as adults. The collective facts in these cases are particularly heinous, violent, and show a total disregard or feeling for human life," said Prosecutor Worthy.


14 year-old Joshua Smith appeared in Detroit's 36th District Court and was charged as an adult with first-degree murder and felony firearm. Authorities say the boy and his 36-year-old mother argued early Monday and he shot her multiple times while she was sitting on a sofa. (Photo by HB Meeks/Tell Us Detroit)

The second case was for 14 year-old Joshua Smith, of Detroit who also appeared before Magistrate Sidney Barthwell Saturday afternoon in 36th District Court. The youth was charged and arraigned with First Degree Murder and Felony Firearm in connection with the February 27, 2012 fatal shooting death of his 36 year-old mother, Tamika Andrea Robinson.

The boy's uncle and victim's brother, Leshaun Roberts, told Tell Us Detroit that he forgives his nephew despite what he's accused of doing and “only God can judge him.”

Smith allegedly found a gun in the home and shot his mother multiple times after a verbal argument that occurred in the family home located in the 5700 block of Burns in Detroit. He left the home after the shooting, but was later apprehended by the police on the same day.

Smith will also be tried as an adult on charges of First Degree Murder and Felony Firearm. He also was ordered to pay a $1 million dollar bond or sit in jail until a March 8th preliminary hearing.