Second suspect charged in assault of business owner

ST. CLAIR SHORES — A request to increase the bond for one of two suspects in the reported assault of a St. Clair Shores business owner has been granted, while the second suspect also now faces a criminal charge.

Court records show that the bond for Daveon Godbold, 20, was increased from a $25,000 personal bond to a $50,000 10% surety bond. According to a release from Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido’s office, Judge Joseph Craigen Oster upped the bond after prosecutors filed a motion to increase or revoke what was originally set, stating in another release that he was a threat to public safety.

Godbold’s co-defendant, 47-year-old Karl Walker Jr., has also been arrested and charged for his alleged involvement in the crime.

According to a press release sent out by the St. Clair Shores Police Department, Godbold allegedly assaulted the owner of Amigos Street Tacos multiple times after a verbal argument broke out. Godbold worked as a DoorDash driver and reportedly attempted to take a delivery but was denied service. He allegedly assaulted the owner and broke a window.

Godbold reportedly left the restaurant and returned with Walker, and then allegedly proceeded to attack the owner again.

The case was reviewed by the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office and a five-count warrant for Godbold was authorized, according to a previous press release. The charges were unarmed robbery, resisting arrest and obstructing police, malicious destruction of property between $200 and $1000, aggravated assault and delivery and manufacture of marijuana.

Godbold was arraigned in the 40th District Court on April 15.

Walker was arraigned on April 21 on the charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, a 10-year felony. According to the press release, he had a cash or surety bond set at $50,000. Oster also presided over Walker’s arraignment and he was remanded into custody.

“This was not a spontaneous act. Video shows these suspects returned to continue an attack on the restaurant owner,” Lucido said in the press release. “This attack was a threat to public safety, and a complete lack of respect for our laws. We are committed to protecting our hardworking business owners, residents, and ensuring accountability for such heinous acts of violence.”

Preliminary examinations for Godbold and Walker are scheduled for 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m., respectively, on May 6.

According to court records, their respective attorneys are Camilla Barkovic and Kevin Bessant. Barkovic could not be reached for comment. Bessant said he had no comment on the case at press time.