THE SIDELINES : Driver Guilty in Death of 4 Fans
A Warren man has been convicted of murder for driving his car through a crowd, killing four fans celebrating the Detroit Pistons second NBA championship in June.
A Detroit Recorder’s Court jury found Bruce B. Thomas, 41, guilty Thursday of four counts of second-degree murder and one count of assault with intent to do great bodily harm.
Thomas will be sentenced Jan. 4. He faces up to life in prison.
Thomas steered his 1978 Thunderbird into a crowd of fans dancing and celebrating in Detroit’s streets June 14, police said. His car struck and killed Keith C. Brown, 10; Sonny Hogan, 21; Frederick Moore, 9, and Alisha Stanfield, 15.
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