Macomb County authorities say Jack Robb, a 20-year-old man from Macomb Township, was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder stemming from a drunk driving crash in 2024.
Last Friday. following a two-day jury trial, a Macomb County jury found Robb guilty as charged of Homicide – Murder – Second Degree, a felony punishable by any term of years up to life in prison.
The jury deliberated for approximately seven hours over two days. The trial was held before Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Faunce.
Robb was remanded into the custody of the Macomb County Jail. He is scheduled to be sentenced on June 25.
The charges stem from a fatal drunk driving crash that occurred at about 2 a.m. on January 7, 2024, in Shelby Township.
Robb, who was 17 years old, was traveling north on Hayes Road in a Dodge Ram pickup. He was driving approximately 86 miles per hour when he disregarded a red light and broadsided the Honda Civic of 26-year-old Austin Southwell, who was traveling west on 21 Mile Road.
Southwell was killed. It was established that Robb drank alcohol and smoked marijuana prior to the crash.
Last Friday. following a two-day jury trial, a Macomb County jury found Robb guilty as charged of Homicide – Murder – Second Degree, a felony punishable by any term of years up to life in prison.
The jury deliberated for approximately seven hours over two days. The trial was held before Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Faunce.
Robb was remanded into the custody of the Macomb County Jail. He is scheduled to be sentenced on June 25.
The charges stem from a fatal drunk driving crash that occurred at about 2 a.m. on January 7, 2024, in Shelby Township.
Robb, who was 17 years old, was traveling north on Hayes Road in a Dodge Ram pickup. He was driving approximately 86 miles per hour when he disregarded a red light and broadsided the Honda Civic of 26-year-old Austin Southwell, who was traveling west on 21 Mile Road.
Southwell was killed. It was established that Robb drank alcohol and smoked marijuana prior to the crash.
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