2 Held in Alleged Plot to Kill Young Girlfriend's Family

A 12-year-old Plymouth Township boy who was stabbed in the neck Friday as part of a Detroit man’s plot to kill his girlfriend’s entire family is expected to recover, police allege.

Michael Rivera, 23, has been charged with four counts of conspiracy to commit murder, one count of attempted murder and one count of felonious assault. Rivera was arraigned Sunday in 34th District Court, where $1 million cash bond, WWJ/CBS Detroit, the Observer & Eccentric and WDIV, Channel 4, report.

He remains in custody at the Wayne County Jail.

Police think that Rivera was an accomplice and that the boy’s 15-year-old sister actually stabbed him. She is also in custody and officials with the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office are reviewing charges. Police have not revealed her name.

WDIV said the girl’s family was trying to keep their daughter from seeing Rivera, allegedly prompting the duo’s plot to kill her family.

Plymouth Township police received an emergency call that the boy had been stabbed in the neck about 2 a.m. Friday. He was taken to C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor, where he underwent emergency surgery.

He’s expected to make a full recovery.

Rivera will next appear in court on Oct. 31 for a preliminary hearing.

It’s unclear what, if any, charges the boy’s sister will face.

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WDIV, Channel 4, Screenshot showing Michael Rivera, 23, of Detroit