Ecorse man charged in Dearborn home invasion, sexual assault
DEARBORN, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Two elderly women are being treated for their injuries at a hospital, and a suspect was taken into custody after a home invasion and sexual assault Sunday afternoon.
At 2 p.m. on March 17, officers responded to a home near Southfield Road and Outer Drive after receiving a report of the incident.
When they arrived, they discovered that two elderly female residents had been severely abused and sexually assaulted by an unknown man who had illegally entered their residence.
Dearborn fire and EMS personnel rendered aid to the victims and then they were taken to a local hospital where they are being treated for their injuries.
Using evidence and information from witnesses, officers located the suspect Sunday afternoon at a nearby motel and took him into custody.
Michael Shawn Holcomb, 52, of Ecorse, was arraigned Wednesday on five counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, two counts of torture, one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm. He was remanded to jail.
"The alleged actions of the defendant in this case are among the most egregious and deplorable that I have seen in my 30 plus years in criminal law. The facts truly shock the conscience. The 85 and 78-year-old victims were brutalized, tortured, and repeatedly sexually assaulted. We will strive mightily to bring them some semblance of justice," said Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.
Holcomb is due back in court on April 1 for a probable cause conference.
