A Clinton Township judge has bound over two men accused of breaking into work vehicles across three Southeast Michigan counties, sending their case to Macomb County Circuit Court on charges that include armed robbery and conducting a criminal enterprise. Andrew Walker, 28, of Detroit, and Deanote Lindsey, 27, of Harper Woods, are accused of targeting work vehicles parked in driveways and parking lots and, in one instance, pointing a handgun at someone who tried to stop them from fleeing with stolen property.
According to CBS Detroit, prosecutors say Walker and Lindsey broke into at least 10 work vehicles across Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties. Both men were charged with one count each of armed robbery, conducting a criminal enterprise and assault with a dangerous weapon, and they now face up to life in prison if convicted.
The preliminary examination that led to Thursday's bind-over stretched across two separate hearing sessions in Clinton Township's 41-B District Court, beginning on July 16 and wrapping up on September 24 before Judge Sebastian Lucido, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office. Both men are now scheduled to be formally arraigned in circuit court on October 19 before Judge Michael E. Servitto.
A Case That Grew, Then Narrowed
The scope of the alleged theft ring has shifted since Walker and Lindsey were first arrested. When the pair were initially arraigned in early February, prosecutors alleged the theft ring had targeted at least 17 work trucks across the three counties — a broader tally than the 10 vehicles formally cited in the case that was bound over this month, per an earlier report from ClickOnDetroit.
At that first arraignment in Clinton Township's 41-B District Court, a magistrate set bond very differently for each man: Walker's was set at $50,000 cash or surety, while Lindsey's was set ten times higher at $500,000 cash or surety, with both ordered to wear GPS tether monitors if released, ClickOnDetroit reported at the time. Both men are now being held at the Macomb County Jail pending their circuit court arraignment.
Prosecutor Points to Broader Threat
Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido said threats made with a weapon leave residents questioning whether they're safe in their own community. He added that criminal enterprises create greater concern than isolated break-ins because the threat isn't confined to a single incident.
Untangling the case required a wide net. The investigation was carried out through a joint effort involving the Macomb Auto Theft Task Squad, the FBI Violent Crimes Task Force, the Troy Special Investigations Unit, and municipal police in Clinton Township, St. Clair Shores, Roseville and Warren, ClickOnDetroit reported — the kind of cross-jurisdictional coordination often needed when property crime rings hop between municipalities to dodge detection.
What the Charges Could Mean
The conducting a criminal enterprise charge, filed under Michigan statute MCL 750.159i, carries a maximum sentence of 20 years, according to Legal News. The armed robbery count, under MCL 750.529, applies whenever force or threats are used during a larceny while armed with a weapon or an object meant to simulate one, and it carries a potential life sentence, per Blank Law, PC.
The third count, assault with a dangerous weapon under MCL 750.82, is a Class F felony carrying a maximum of four years in prison and a fine of up to $2,000, according to Shelton Legal Services. That charge doesn't require physical contact, but requires an act causing reasonable fear of an immediate battery, intent, and ability to commit a battery.
Part of a Wider Crackdown
Regional task forces like MATTS have increasingly leaned on state racketeering charges to dismantle organized property crime rings, having broken up multiple multi-million-dollar vehicle and dealership theft operations across Metro Detroit in 2025 and 2026, according to a report cited by WWJ. Michigan lawmakers have also moved to close gaps exploited by modern theft methods, passing bipartisan legislation in July 2024 that created strict criminal penalties for possessing key-programming devices like ProPAD tools, according to a report referenced by WXYZ.
Walker and Lindsey's circuit court arraignment on October 19 will mark the next formal step in the case. It remains unclear whether prosecutors will pursue joined trial proceedings for both men or whether plea negotiations could unfold before a trial date is set.
