Judge orders psych evaluation for accused killer of Milford man

A Macomb County man accused of fatally stabbing a Milford man final month will bear psychiatric/psychological testing to find out competency, a choose has dominated.

Throughout a Jan. 14 listening to in 52-1 District Court docket, Decide Robert Bondy ordered the forensic analysis of Matthew Molinaro, accused of killing 26-year-old Peyton Bilbia, who was discovered lifeless in his Milford Park Residences residence on New 12 months’s Eve.

Molinaro, 30, of Sterling Heights, is charged with first-degree homicide and held within the Oakland County Jail with out bond.

Milford police found Bilbia’s physique throughout a welfare examine, as requested by Bilbia’s girlfriend, who reportedly had not been capable of make contact with him for an prolonged time frame. Bilbia’s reason for loss of life was a number of stab wounds, officers mentioned.

Molinaro had a earlier relationship with Bilbia’s girlfriend and was below a private safety order she obtained final month, officers mentioned.

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Workplace Fugitive Apprehension Workforce arrested Molinaro whereas he was attending a New 12 months’s Eve celebration at a nightclub in Royal Oak.

Bilbia was a 2017 graduate of Holly Excessive Faculty, grew up in Grand Blanc and labored at DE McNabb Flooring in New Hudson.

Molinaro will return to courtroom on April 15 for a evaluation of the competency analysis findings.