Court Watching: Anton Floyd pleads guilty to 2nd-degree Home Invasion

By Diane Madigan
Independent Court Reporter
In a plea deal on Nov. 20, Anton Lamar Floyd, 30, pled guilty as charged to a 2nd-degree Home Invasion on Aug. 4, 2011 on Rustic Lane in Sumpter Township.
The deal does not require Floyd to do any prison time, which could have been 15 years.
Standing mute at the arraignment on the information, Floyd appeared with his court-appointed attorney Rene Cooper before 3rd Circuit Court Judge David A. Groner at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit.
A not-guilty plea was entered by the court. Then the plea was changed to guilty to reflect the plea deal.
Judge Groner commented that the case is almost three years old, asking if Floyd “had skipped.” Assistant Wayne County Prosecutor Singleton said, “Yes.”
Groner said, “Obviously he hasn’t had any contact with law enforcement, so he’s been doing well.” He referred to the warrant for his arrest that has been on the Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN) since 2011.
After Floyd accepted the plea agreement, Judge Groner asked him a series of questions to establish a factual basis that he committed the crime. Floyd stated that he went through the window on Rustic Lane and stole an X-box.
Floyd was referred to the Probation Department for a pre-sentence report. Restitution will be decided after checking with the victims. Floyd is scheduled for sentencing on March 4, 2014.