Michigan prosecutors charge man with break-in, murder of prominent Detroit Jewish leader
Prosecutors say there was no evidence to suggest the homicide was motivate by antisemitism
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Prosecutors in Michigan have filed break-in and murder charges against a 28-year-old man in the October killing of Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll.
Michael Manuel Jackson-Bolanos is charged with murder and breaking and entering, prosecutor Kym Worthy announced during a Wednesday press conference.
Wednesday’s charges come after Detroit police detained a "person of interest" over the weekend. A different "person of interest" was arrest last month, but later released without being charged.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Samantha Woll, president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue in Detroit, on Oct. 13, 2022. She was stabbed to death a year later. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP)
Woll, 40, was found dead outside her home, east of downtown Detroit, on Oct. 21, hours after returning from a wedding. Investigators believe she was attacked inside the residence.
There were no signs of forced entry, according to police. An anonymous caller alerted emergency responders after finding her body around 6:30 a.m.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Snippets of the emergency dispatch were heard on the police scanner early that morning saying it was a suspicious death and describing a trail of blood at the scene.
Woll was a well-respected synagogue president and active in politics, having worked for Democratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin and on the political campaign of state Attorney General Dana Nessel.
Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 28, is charged in the murder of Samantha Woll. (Detroit Police Department)
Worthy said Jackson-Bolanos and Woll did not know each and there was not a "shred of evidence" to suggest her murder was motivated by antisemitism.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"This was an extraordinarily sad and tragic case," Worthy said. He added: "This takes time. We never want to rush to judgment."
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It was not immediately clear if Jackson-Bolanos had retained an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fox News’ Chris Eberhart and The Associated Press contributed to this report.