Accused burglar pleads to charges

One of many two males accused in a collection of burglaries in Troy has chosen to argue for prices.

Throughout a listening to on 10 April in Oakland County Circuit Courtroom, Justin Shipp, 37, didn’t argue {that a} felony firm has to interrupt, break and enter and he launched a responsible plea as a four-fold habiter. He’s deliberate to be convicted on Could 15 by Choose Jeffery Matis.

A plea with out a competitors isn’t a debt coated, however is handled as such for conviction functions. It may additionally supply any legal responsibility safety in civil issues.

As beforehand reported by the Oakland Press, researchers mentioned that they had certain SHIPP and UPTON to 11 in a single day burglaries that happened on the finish of December 2024 and early January 2025. The 2 reportedly threw massive rocks via the fronts of the businesses after which entered and stole money and registered, the police mentioned.

Shipp and Upton have been arrested in Highland Township on 6 February after somebody known as the police to report a suspicious particular person/automobile to the ACE iron commerce, the police mentioned. Allegedly they tried to flee however have been arrested.

The particular analysis unit – consisting of cops from Troy and numerous different areas of legislation – labored collectively to establish Shipp and Upton because the suspects, the police mentioned.

SHIPP’s case was certain from the courtroom to the Oakland County Circuit Courtroom after he deserted his proper to a provisional trial earlier this month. The Upton case continues to be on the degree of the courtroom; He’s deliberate to take a preliminary examination on April 21, the place choose Maureen McGinnis will hear proof after which resolve whether or not there’s a probably cause to advertise the case to the upper courtroom.

Authorized experiences present that Upton is accused of performing a felony firm, breaking and coming in and within the first diploma retail fraud.

Shipp and Upton are held within the jail of Oakland County; The bond of Shipp is about at $ 750,000. Upton’s bond is about at $ 1,000,000.