A Macomb County family is once again begging for witnesses to come forward as the man connected to their daughter's death heads toward sentencing next week.
Roger Criss is scheduled to be sentenced next Tuesday, after entering a no-contest plea in June. Relatives of Michelle Campoy say a hit-and-run charge on its own does not square with the brutal injuries she suffered.
As reported by ClickOnDetroit, Criss, 43, pleaded no contest to failure to stop at the scene of an accident resulting in serious impairment or death and is expected to be sentenced next Tuesday. Michelle’s father, Joe Monforton, and stepmother, Sherry Monforton, told Local 4 investigators they do not believe a simple hit-and-run label captures what happened, and Sherry publicly urged the judge to "give the maximum sentence that she can possibly give with no probation." The family said they are sharing Michelle’s story in hopes that someone with new information will finally step up.
An online obituary lists Michelle Lee Campoy (Monforton), Aug. 8, 1984 — Dec. 31, 2025, and notes she is survived by her two children, as well as her father and stepmother. The obituary, hosted by the Cremation Society of Michigan, gives her residence as Canton.
How investigators say she was found
Investigators found Campoy breathing but unresponsive near the intersection of Radde and Myrtle streets in Clinton Township during the overnight hours of Dec. 30 into Dec. 31, 2025. Officers took her to McLaren Macomb, where family members later chose to remove life support on the evening of Dec. 31.
An autopsy shared with Local 4 lists her cause of death as "multiple blunt force trauma to the head and trunk," according to ClickOnDetroit.
Family asks for tips
The Monfortons are urging anyone who saw anything to contact investigators. The Clinton Township Police Department's Criminal Investigation Bureau lists its phone number as 586-493-7839, and the contact information appears on the Clinton Township Police site.
The family says they hope new tips will surface that could expand or change the charges prosecutors pursue, stressing that even a detail that seems minor might matter.
Legal notes
Under Michigan law, failing to stop at the scene of an accident that results in serious impairment of a body function or death is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. The statute spells out the penalty for that offense. See MCL 257.617 for the statute's text and penalty details.
