Jermar Swilley, was arrested on the night of October 7th in Saginaw, MI, as a jury was in the middle of deliberating a first degree murder that his brother had committed. He has 3 firearm offenses being charged against him, after police responded to a call that shots had been fired near Saginaw's east side.He was charged exactly for having a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent, also for carrying a concealed weapon, and lastly for having a firearm during the commission of a felony.
He was charged on late Thursday afternoon, just a few hours after his brother had been convicted for the murder of a 16 year old boy, DaVarion Glavin. A major piece of evidence in this case was a gun collected, a Glock 17 9mm semi automatic. This was called in on Christmas day 2012 after shots had been fired outside the Swilley's grandmothers house, where both brothers lived together, thus possibly leading to the later shots that were fired.
Neither of these boys were arrested that day, as neither was Terrance Thomas. However, Thomas' DNA was actually found on the firearm, Which police officials later found out that this was in fact one of the 3 fire arms fired in the murder of Galvin. Thomas would too be convicted for the murder of Galvin, along with Jermar's brother. It is said, that Thomas and Swilley, were in a gang with the other two people involved in the murder, The East Side Gang. As it turns out, part of their "territory" is where Jermar was arrested.
Jermar was connected to this crime mainly by the area he lives in and the people he associates with. He can face a sentence up to consecutive 2 year sentences. He plead not guilty to the charges on 10/10, and he is being held on a $30,000 or 10 % bond. His preliminary hearing is on 10/21.
The DNA found on the gun, was a key and major part of solving the mystery of who had killed Galvin, and who was connected in the murder. Had his DNA not been recovered off the fire arm, then Jermar, Kareem, and Thomas may never have been approached or arrested in connection to the murder. If they didn't find this evidence, they might not have ever learned how many, and which specific guns were used in the crime, and who they were connected to as well.
- Zack Hamel
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