Court Watching: Sumpter roller rink cases combined, reset to March 23 court date

The two men currently facing charges in the Halloween 2014 Sumpter roller rink stabbing and gunplay were in court together on March 9 for their preliminary exams.
First, 34th District Court Judge David Parrott consolidated the two cases which will now move forward together.
He also adjourned the joint preliminary exam until March 23.
Santino Dominic Deleon, 24, a habitual offender from Saginaw, was brought from the Saginaw County Jail.
Deleon had been represented by a court-appointed attorney, but now he has a retained attorney Rodney O’Farrell and the new attorney needs time to look at the evidence.
Deleon’s co-defendant is Robert Kristopher Stilson, 26, who is being lodged in the Wayne County Jail on $500,000/10% bond. His attorney is retained attorney Sheldon Halpern.
Both Deleon and Stilson are charged with assault with intent to murder, assault with intent to do harm less than murder, armed robbery, and felonious assault.
Sumpter Township Police Detective John Toth said Cpl. John Ashby drove an SUV to Lansing earlier that morning to pick up the three witnesses – very large men — who had been subpoenaed for the preliminary exam.
Also, Sgt. Jim Cayce and Officer Jerry Cox drove to Saginaw to pick up Deleon at the jail
Det. Toth said they will repeat the process on March 23. Judge Parrott had the three witnesses stand up in the courtroom and he told them the subpoena was in force for the March 23 date and emphasized that they had to be in court.
Deleon is in custody in Saginaw since there reportedly are several other serious charges against him in that venue. A personal recognizance bond of $10,000 was put in place on the Sumpter charges, but there is little chance he will be released by Saginaw.
Earlier, Stilson’s attorney had asked for a reduction of bond and a pre-trial services report was prepared at circuit court. Judge Parrott gave a copy of the report to Halpern and the issue of bond was not discussed.
The third codefendant in the Sumpter roller rink case was Ralph Rosas, 29, also of Saginaw who last summer was convicted by a Wayne County Jury of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and armed robbery. He was found not guilty of assault with intent to commit murder and the felonious assault charge was dismissed.
Rosas is serving 18.75 to 50 years in prison, currently in the St. Louis, MI, Correctional Facility. He is appealing his conviction.