3 MEN BEAT MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENT, JUDGE DENIES BOND! GOOD!

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BAY CITY, MI — Three relatives charged with severely beating a man outside a Bangor Township bar waved to their children and family today as they sat in court this morning, repeatedly exchanging I-love-you's. 
Three Bay City defendants appear at Bay County District court for preliminary hearingVictor A. Corpuz, 24, brother Michael G. Corpuz III, 27, and cousin Jose J. Gutiérrez, 27, appeared before Bay County District Judge Mark E. Janer for a preliminary examination, sitting side-by-side, shackled in orange, jail-issued jumpsuits. Janer adjourned the hearing at the request of attorney Edward M. Czuprynski, saying he just received new information pertaining to the case and needs more time to review it. Czuprynski is representing all three defendants.
Prior to seeking the adjournment, Czuprynski asked the judge to reduce the bond for the three men, which was set at $250,000 cash-surety. The attorney disputed some records of the trio’s previous convictions in other states and said they are not flight risks.
All three have only lived in Bay County for a short time, having moved here from California. By being held in jail, the Corpuzes are at risk of losing their jobs at an area restaurant, Czuprynski said.
Three Bay City defendants appear at Bay County District court for preliminary hearing
“We’re opposed to any bond reductions,” said Bay County Assistant Prosecutor J. Dee Brooks. “We believe bond was reasonably and appropriately set at the time of arraignment.”
Brooks added that the trio’s previous convictions are for assaultive crimes, that they share a history of substance abuse and are a “threat and danger to the community.”
Janer ordered the bond remain the same.
The early morning of April 4, the Corpuzes and Gutiérrez were at My Bar, 3395 Old Kawkawlin Road. Around closing time, prosecutors allege they attacked 37-year-old Dustin Hnilica leaving the bar, a person unknown to them prior to the incident.
Hnilica was attempting to drive away when Victor Corpuz got into the passenger side of his car and started punching him, police said. The three men then pulled Hnilica from his car and continued to punch and kick him, Hnilica later told Bay County sheriff’s deputies.
According to witness statements, “at least two of the individuals were saying, ‘Kill him, kill him,’” Brooks said today.
Deputies arrested the three men at the scene. Hnilica, a medical marijuana patient, told deputies the trio approached him after smelling marijuana on him.
Deputies have said they found Hnilica’s money clip and medical marijuana on the suspects or in their vehicle.
Brooks said Hnilica still requires surgery to mend broken facial bones and is having difficulty getting around. He added that the Corpuzes and Gutierrez may face additional charges to the single counts of unarmed robbery, assault with intent to do great bodily harm and possession of marijuana they already face.
The preliminary examination is now slated for 1:30 p.m. on May 2.

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