Wynter Cole-Smith kidnapping suspect Rashad Trice bound over for trial
Rashad Trice
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Rashad Trice, the man accused of kidnapping and killing 2-year-old Wynter Cole-Smith, was bound over for trial Tuesday after waiving his preliminary examination.
Trice allegedly sexually assaulted and stabbed a woman before kidnapping her 2-year-old daughter, later identified as Wynter. It happened on July 2 in Lansing and Trice was arrested in St. Clair Shores after a police chase.
Wynter's body was found in Detroit a few days later.
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Rashad Maleek Trice, 26, of Detroit, has pleaded not guilty after being charged with kidnapping a minor and kidnapping resulting in death. The maximum sentence for the latter charge is the death penalty.
"Today’s development moves our prosecution closer to presenting evidence in open court and proving these charges beyond a reasonable doubt," Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said. "Trice will stand trial facing 20 charges, including seven potential life-sentence offenses."
Trice has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of kidnapping a minor and kidnapping resulting in death.
Nessel charged Trice with the following:
One Count First Degree Premeditated Murder, a mandatory life-sentence felony without the possibility of parole;
One Count Felony Murder, a mandatory life-sentence felony without the possibility of parole;
One Count Assault with Intent to Murder, a life-sentence felony;
Two Counts 1st Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct, a life-sentence felony that would mandate lifetime sex offender registration and electronic monitoring;
Two Counts Kidnapping, a life-sentence felony;
One Count Home Invasion, first degree, a 20-year felony;
One Count Disarming a Peace Officer, a 10-year felony;
One Count 2nd Degree Fleeing and Eluding, a 10-year felony;
One Count Receiving and Concealing Stolen Property, valued between $1,000-$2,000, a 5-year felony;
One Count Receiving and Concealing Stolen Property, motor vehicle, a 5-year felony;
One Count Unlawfully Driving Away an Automobile, a 5-year felony;
One Count Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, a 4-year felony;
One Count Resisting and Obstructing Causing Injury, a 4-year felony;
Three Counts Resisting and Obstructing, a 2-year felony;
One Count Domestic Violence - Second Offense, a 1-year misdemeanor; and
One Count Stalking, a 1-year misdemeanor.