Port Huron Twp., MI — A 19 year old man from Mt. Clemens is dead and two others were injured in what is believed to be a drug deal gone bad in Port Huron Township.
Deputies from the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office were called to the area of 25th and Dixon at about 4:15 this morning for a felonious assault complaint, and reports of a victim stabbed several times. When deputies arrived, they located a 21 year old man from Port Huron Township lying on the ground with several stab wounds. He was able to give information regarding his assailants before being transported to a local hospital by Tri-Hospital EMS.
A “be on the lookout” (BOL) was broadcast for a red Cadillac containing four or five subjects. Officers from the Port Huron Police Department located and stopped the car at Military Street and Reid Street at about 4:30 this morning.
Once officers made contact with the people inside the vehicle, it was discovered that one of the passengers, a 19 year old man from Mt. Clemens, was dead from what is believed to be a stab wound. Another passenger, a 21 year old Washington Township man, was transported to a local hospital with lacerations.
Three people, a 19 year old man from Roseville, a 18 year old man from Burtchville Township, and a 18 year old woman from Warren were all transported to the St. Clair County Intervention and Detention Center for questioning.
Officers from the Marysville Police Department also assisted in the initial investigation, which has been turned over to the Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau.
UPDATE: 6/25/20
An autopsy was performed Wednesday on the victim, 19 year old Jovonte Thurman of Mt. Clemens. The St. Clair County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled that the death is a homicide and the cause of death is a stab wound.
