On June 1, 2021, Dustin David Tucker, a 27 year old male Port Huron Township resident, was arraigned on the charges of Open Murder, Arson 2nd degree, and Unlawful Imprisonment in the murder of Danielle Grace Smith, a 28 year old Port Huron resident who he was in a dating relationship with. His bond was denied.
Dustin is scheduled for a probable cause conference on June 15, 2021 at 9 a.m. and his preliminary examination is scheduled for June 22, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. in front of the Honorable Judge Mona Armstrong.
On May 29, 2021 at 8:16 a.m. the Port Huron Police and Fire Departments were called to the 1800 block of Division Street on a report of fire investigation. The initial caller stated there was smoke in the house and a charred body. Officers and firefighters discovered the body of, who they believe to be, the 28 year old female resident.
Port Huron Detectives and the Major Crimes Unit were called out to investigate. The Michigan State Police Crime Lab and a Michigan State Police Fire Investigator responded to the scene to assist with evidence collection. The deceased was turned over to the St. Clair County Medical Examiner’s Office. Her name will not being released until an autopsy has been conducted and positive identification has been made.
On May 29, around 10:40 p.m., the Major Crimes Unit, Port Huron Police Detectives and the Special Response Team executed a search warrant in the 2400 block of Hopps Road in Port Huron Township. This home is the residence of a 27 year old male who was in a dating relationship with the deceased.
The male was taken to the Port Huron Police Department and interviewed. He was ultimately lodged in the St. Clair County Intervention Center on the charge of murder.
If you have knowledge of this crime call the Port Huron Police Department at (810) 984-8415 or the Port Huron Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit at (810) 984-5383.
Anonymous tips can be received through the CAPTURE Hotline at (810) 987-6688, emailed through www.porthuronpolice.org, or texted by downloading the Port Huron PD app on apple or android devices. Anonymous texts can also be received by texting the keyword CAPTURE and their message/tip to 847411.
Submitted by the Port Huron Police Department
