Court Watching: Ronald Davis bound over for trial for larceny in a building in VBT

Ronald James Davis, 35, waived his preliminary exam on a charge of larceny in a building in Van Buren Township on Aug. 1, 2017.
Monroe District Court Judge Terrence Bronson, who was filling in for 34th District Court Judge Tina Brooks Green on Jan. 16, bound Davis over to Wayne County Circuit Court for a Jan. 23 arraignment on the information.
Davis was brought to the courtroom from the Wayne County Jail where he was lodged on other charges, including several failures to appear at court. His bond for the VBT charge had been set at $2,500 personal recognizance bond. But he was being kept in jail by the other charges.
Joseph F. Dillard is his court-appointed attorney.
A woman in the front row of the audience in the courtroom called out to Davis as he was being led back into the lockup: “I love you.”
Probable Cause Conferences
Cases from the tri-community on the probable cause conference docket on Jan. 16 were:
• Mateo Anthony Mercado, 19, facing five charges which allegedly occurred Dec. 23 in the City of Belleville. Charges are: fleeing police in a vehicle, malicious destruction of fire or police property, high blood alcohol content, driving with open intoxicants in the vehicle, and driving with minor possessing alcohol in the vehicle. Free after posting $5,000/10% bond. Retained attorney is Aaron Boria.
• Harry Odeal Little, Jr., 25, facing two counts of criminal sexual conduct-3rd degree in Van Buren Township on Sept. 18. Free after posting bond of $50,000/10%. Retained attorney is Joseph Arabbo.
• Ryan McKinley Sevilla, 31, is facing a count of retail fraud-1st degree from an incident on July 20 in Van Buren Township. He is free on $3,000/personal recognizance bond. He has a court-appointed defense attorney.