Macomb County man held without bond in slaying of Milford resident

A Macomb County man is being held with out bond within the Oakland County Jail on prices of killing a 26-year-old Milford man on New Yr’s Eve, police stated Sunday.

Matthew Molinaro, 29, of Sterling Heights, was arraigned in 52-1 District Court docket on a cost of first-degree homicide. Justice of the Peace Lewis Langham ordered the suspect held with out bail.

Molinaro was named in an arrest warrant issued by the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Workplace, based on Milford police.

“I absolutely assist the prosecutor’s resolution,” Police Chief Scott Tarasiewicz stated in a information launch. “The proof on this case helps essentially the most severe legal prices.”

In accordance with the discharge, Molinaro “emerged as a suspect” within the homicide of Peyton Bilbia, 26, at Bilbia’s Milford residence.

Officers discovered Bilbia throughout a welfare verify at his residence on East Summit Road on Wednesday round 4:25 p.m. Bilbia’s good friend had contacted police after changing into involved that she had not heard from her boyfriend.

Investigators found Bilbia lifeless inside the house with accidents “in line with a violent assault,” Milford police stated within the information launch. It was not said how the sufferer died.

Later Wednesday night, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Workplace Fugitive Apprehension Crew arrested Molinaro as he attended a New Yr’s Eve celebration at a membership in Royal Oak. Police say the 2 males knew one another, however didn’t say how.

Molinaro is due again in courtroom later this month for additional proceedings, however police haven’t offered courtroom dates.

The sufferer, a 2017 graduate of Holly Excessive College who grew up in Grand Blanc, was employed at DE McNabb Flooring in New Hudson, based on his obituary.

His sister Kayla stated the household has a GoFundMe account to just accept donations to assist cowl funeral prices.

“Our household is heartbroken by the sudden and surprising lack of my brother Peyton, who handed away on the age of 26,” the household stated in a GoFundMe submit. “As we grieve, we’re targeted on honoring his life and the love he shared with all.”

Peyton Bilbia is survived by his dad and mom, Mathew and Abbie (Lahr) Bilbia of Grand Blanc; sisters, Makayla Bilbia of Grand Rapids and Ella Bilbia of Grand Blanc; and different members of the family.

A funeral service shall be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. on the Sharp Funeral Residence and Cremation Middle, 6063 Fenton Street, Grand Blanc (the service shall be stay streamed and could be considered by way of Bilbia’s obituary web page at Sharpfuneralhomes.com).