Crime & Safety

Shooting Suspect, Ex-Wife Arraigned on Robbery Charges

Terry Bowling and Lisa Dunn arraigned in Macomb Circuit Court on robbery charges from St. Clair Shores.

The man accused of fatally shooting a Livonia police officer and the man's ex-wife were arraigned in Macomb Circuit Court on charges they were involved in a Shores break-in and gun theft.

The former couple separately entered not guilty pleas Monday before Judge Peter Maceroni on the charges and will have pretrial hearings on April 18.

and his brother, David, are alleged to have broken into a home on the 22000 block of Doremus between Jan. 16 an Jan. 17, hours before they were allegedly involved in the shooting in Walled Lake that took the life of Livonia Police Officer Larry Nehasil.

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As the brothers were allegedly ransacking the house, Terry Bowling's ex-wife, Lisa Dunn, was allegedly circling the street waiting for them.

During the robbery, police said, the brothers stole silver-plated silverware, costume jewelry and a .38 snub-nosed revolver. They went to a pawn dealer and attempted to sell the silverware and jewelry, according to police.

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Dunn was given the gun and sold it for $40 and two rocks of crack cocaine, police said.

Terry Bowling, 48, is charged with first-degree home invasion, a 20-year felony, and receiving and concealing a stolen firearm, a 10-year felony, for the St. Clair Shores case.

Dunn, 37, who is facing federal firearm charges, was charged with second-degree home invasion, a 15-year felony, and receiving and concealing a stolen firearm, a 10-year felony.

Both are being held on $250,000 bond for the St. Clair Shores cases and are being represented by court-appointed attorneys.

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