Macomb County authorities say 53-year-old Thomas Edward Tackett, of Fort Gratiot, has been bound over on all counts as charged, stemming from his alleged crime spree through Harrison Township and St. Clair Shores on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025.
Preliminary examination hearings were conducted before District Court Judge Jacob Femminineo in the 41B District Court in Clinton Township in March and April. During the proceedings, the court heard testimony from 15 witnesses and considered written briefs submitted by both parties regarding the issue of bind over.
Last week, Femminineo bound Tackett over to the circuit court on the following charges:
Carjacking, felony punishable by life or any term of years
4 Counts, First-Degree Home Invasion, a 20-year felony
Second-Degree Home Invasion, a 15-year felony
Weapons – Firearms-Receiving & Concealing, a 10-year felony
Weapons Felony Firearm, a mandatory 2-year felony consecutive to related charge
Police Officer – Fleeing – Third Degree – Vehicle Code, a 5-year felony
Malicious Destruction Of Personal Property, a 5-year felony
Assault With A Dangerous Weapon, a 4-year felony
Police Officer – Assaulting/Resisting/Obstructing, a 2-year felony
Malicious Destruction Of A Building, a 1-year misdemeanor
Operating – License Suspended, Revoked, Denied, a 93-day misdemeanor
Driving - Reckless, a 93-day misdemeanor
Each of the 12 felony charges contains A HABITUAL OFFENDER – FOURTH OFFENSE NOTICE, which requires a mandatory 25-year prison sentence and the possibility of life imprisonment if convicted of a felony punishable by five years or more.
Tackett will be arraigned before Judge Julie Gatti at the Macomb County Circuit Court on June 29.
He remains held without bond at the Macomb County Jail.
It is alleged that on Oct. 6, 2025, in Harrison Township and St. Clair Shores, Tackett engaged in a series of violent and reckless acts.
He allegedly broke into five homes — four while the occupants were present — two in St. Clair Shores and two in Harrison Township, with a fifth unoccupied residence in Harrison Township.
He is also accused of carjacking a man in Harrison Township, driving through and damaging the St. Clair Shores Golf Course, traveling the wrong way on I-94, and driving at dangerously high speeds.
Tackett allegedly stabbed a homeowner with a fork and resisted arrest. He eventually abandoned a vehicle and was taken into custody after a foot chase in Harrison Township.
Preliminary examination hearings were conducted before District Court Judge Jacob Femminineo in the 41B District Court in Clinton Township in March and April. During the proceedings, the court heard testimony from 15 witnesses and considered written briefs submitted by both parties regarding the issue of bind over.
Last week, Femminineo bound Tackett over to the circuit court on the following charges:
Carjacking, felony punishable by life or any term of years
4 Counts, First-Degree Home Invasion, a 20-year felony
Second-Degree Home Invasion, a 15-year felony
Weapons – Firearms-Receiving & Concealing, a 10-year felony
Weapons Felony Firearm, a mandatory 2-year felony consecutive to related charge
Police Officer – Fleeing – Third Degree – Vehicle Code, a 5-year felony
Malicious Destruction Of Personal Property, a 5-year felony
Assault With A Dangerous Weapon, a 4-year felony
Police Officer – Assaulting/Resisting/Obstructing, a 2-year felony
Malicious Destruction Of A Building, a 1-year misdemeanor
Operating – License Suspended, Revoked, Denied, a 93-day misdemeanor
Driving - Reckless, a 93-day misdemeanor
Each of the 12 felony charges contains A HABITUAL OFFENDER – FOURTH OFFENSE NOTICE, which requires a mandatory 25-year prison sentence and the possibility of life imprisonment if convicted of a felony punishable by five years or more.
Tackett will be arraigned before Judge Julie Gatti at the Macomb County Circuit Court on June 29.
He remains held without bond at the Macomb County Jail.
It is alleged that on Oct. 6, 2025, in Harrison Township and St. Clair Shores, Tackett engaged in a series of violent and reckless acts.
He allegedly broke into five homes — four while the occupants were present — two in St. Clair Shores and two in Harrison Township, with a fifth unoccupied residence in Harrison Township.
He is also accused of carjacking a man in Harrison Township, driving through and damaging the St. Clair Shores Golf Course, traveling the wrong way on I-94, and driving at dangerously high speeds.
Tackett allegedly stabbed a homeowner with a fork and resisted arrest. He eventually abandoned a vehicle and was taken into custody after a foot chase in Harrison Township.
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