Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido has announced that Deandre Booker, a 33-year-old Roseville man, has been arraigned in Macomb County Circuit Court on all charges related to the alleged murder of his former girlfriend, Ashley Lashay Elkins, who disappeared on Jan. 2, 2025.
It is alleged that Booker killed Elkins while she was at his apartment in Roseville and disposed of her body.
Booker was arraigned last Thursday before Judge Joseph Toia in the Macomb County Circuit Court
He stood mute and the court entered a Not Guilty plea on his behalf. A pretrial hearing is scheduled for Feb 26.
He is being held in the Macomb County Jail without bond.
Booker is charged with the following:
First-Degree Premeditated Murder, a felony punishable by life without parole;
Tampering with Evidence, a 10-year felony;
Disinterment or Mutilation of a Dead Body, a 10-year felony;
Concealing the Death of an Individual, a 5-year felony; and, from a related case,
Lying to a Police Officer in a Violent Crime Investigation, a 4-year felony.
It is alleged that Booker killed Elkins while she was at his apartment in Roseville and disposed of her body.
Booker was arraigned last Thursday before Judge Joseph Toia in the Macomb County Circuit Court
He stood mute and the court entered a Not Guilty plea on his behalf. A pretrial hearing is scheduled for Feb 26.
He is being held in the Macomb County Jail without bond.
Booker is charged with the following:
First-Degree Premeditated Murder, a felony punishable by life without parole;
Tampering with Evidence, a 10-year felony;
Disinterment or Mutilation of a Dead Body, a 10-year felony;
Concealing the Death of an Individual, a 5-year felony; and, from a related case,
Lying to a Police Officer in a Violent Crime Investigation, a 4-year felony.
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