Michigan college student arraigned in parents' slayings
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — A 19-year-old student accused of killing his parents inside a Central Michigan University dorm room was arraigned from his hospital bed.
Dressed in a hospital gown and hooked to machines monitoring his vital signs, James Eric Davis Jr. appeared in Isabella County Trial Court via video Tuesday.
He is charged with murder in the Friday slayings of James and Diva Davis. The family is from the Chicago suburb of Plainfield, where Davis Sr. was a part-time police officer in Bellwood, Illinois.
Frequently during Tuesday afternoon's hearing, Davis Jr. softly traced an index finger between his nose and upper lip. He also rubbed his chin often while listening to questions from Judge Paul Chamberlain.