Overview

• The case against Noor Noel Kestou was bound over to Macomb County Circuit Court, with an arraignment set for November 3, 2025.
• The judge cited evidence that the building sat in a B3 retail zone that did not permit warehousing and noted claims he brought roughly 70,000 pounds of nitrous to the site.
• Investigators say continuous explosions from stored nitrous oxide and butane on March 4, 2024 sent debris across the area, killing 19-year-old Turner Salter when a canister struck him.
• Former workers testified they received no formal hazardous‑materials training and described stacked pallets of compressed gas, with video shown of shrink‑wrapped nitrous inside the facility.
• The EPA reported removing and recycling 28,295 nitrous oxide cylinders during a 2024 cleanup, underscoring the scale of hazardous materials at the business.