Royal Oak man headed to prison for shooting former girlfriend; she stabbed him to escape

A Royal Oak man goes to jail for breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s residence, forcing her to remain there after which taking pictures her after she stabbed him to flee.

At an Oct. 9 listening to in Oakland County Circuit Court docket, Jonah Lowe, 28, was sentenced to 95 months to twenty years in jail for residential housebreaking, and concurrent sentences of 95 months to fifteen years for illegal confinement and discharging a firearm into or right into a constructing inflicting damage, two to 10 years for assault with intent to do nice bodily hurt, and two to 4 years for felonious assault abuse. He was additionally sentenced to 2 years for the firearms offense, adopted by the opposite jail phrases.

Lowe was discovered responsible of all fees final month on the finish of a jury trial earlier than Choose Jeffery Matis.

The taking pictures occurred in October 2024 after Lowe entered the girl’s residence in Madison Heights and waited for her to reach together with her toddler. He would not let her go away, however she ultimately managed to get a kitchen knife and stabbed him within the neck in self-defense, officers stated. Lowe shot her within the leg as she fled together with her toddler; she reached a neighbor’s home and 911 was referred to as.

Lowe’s mom and his uncle additionally referred to as 911 after discovering he had been driving with a neck damage and was drunk, in line with Assistant Prosecutor Christopher George.

Each Lowe and the girl have been hospitalized after the confrontation.

Lowe has been in custody on the Oakland County Jail since his arrest on October 24, 2024.