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ST. CLAIR SHORES — According to a press release by the St. Clair Shores Police Department, at approximately 4:45 a.m. on July 3, an officer saw a vehicle associated with an Amber Alert issued by the Lansing Police Department. The vehicle was traveling near Nine Mile Road and Harper Avenue.
The Amber Alert was for a missing child, 2-year-old Wynter Cole-Smith, who was reportedly taken on July 2, according to the Michigan State Police Facebook page.
A St. Clair Shores officer reportedly attempted to stop the vehicle. The suspect, identified as Rashad Trice, 26, allegedly fled from police, leading them on a chase that ended near Little Mack Avenue and 10 Mile Road, where the suspect vehicle stopped after colliding with another St. Clair Shores police vehicle.
Trice allegedly resisted arrest and was apprehended with the help of Eastpointe officers on the scene.
According to a release from the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office, it is alleged that Trice assaulted his ex-girlfriend, kidnapped her 2-year-old daughter and drove in the mother’s car from Ingham County.
An update posted to the Michigan State Police Facebook page confirmed the body of Cole-Smith was found in Detroit on the evening of July 5. An investigation remained ongoing at press time and anyone with information about the case was asked to call the Lansing Police Department at (517) 483-4600 or the FBI’s Detroit field office at (800) 225-5324.
Trice already faces a list of felony charges related to the alleged assault and abduction in Lansing, including assault with intent to murder, first-degree criminal sexual conduct, unlawful imprisonment and motor vehicle theft, according to 54th District Court records. He remains jailed without bond. Keith Watson, an assistant public defender in Ingham County listed as Trice’s attorney in court records, could not be reached for comment at press time.
In Macomb County, Trice will reportedly face charges of third-degree fleeing and eluding, attempting to disarm a police officer, resisting and obstructing a police officer and assault with a dangerous weapon. According to the release from Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido, Trice will be arraigned at a later date.
A St. Clair Shores Police Officer received medical treatment for injuries from the collision and was discharged. Trice also was transported to the hospital for injuries sustained during the collision.
