Overview
- Agents executed a pre-dawn operation around 6 a.m. near Oxford and Queen streets on Dearborn’s west side, using flashbangs as they served warrants.
- Dearborn police said the action was tied to a recent felonious assault investigation, and officials reported no current threat to public safety.
- The U.S. Attorney’s Office confirmed the case stems from an April 2021 shooting at Vision Lanes in Westland identified through surveillance and evidence.
- Powell, 44, is accused of being a felon in possession of ammunition after casings from the scene were determined to have been manufactured outside Michigan.
- He appeared in federal court Tuesday afternoon and remains in custody ahead of a detention hearing scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 19.