ESCANABA, MI— The Michigan Attorney General’s Office has been appointed to try an Escanaba man in the death of a pregnant woman.
Tavaris Jackson, 32, is charged with open murder, assault of a pregnant individual intentionally causing miscarriage/stillbirth, and felony firearms. He’s accused of killing Harley Corwin, 22, in Ford River Township on July 8th. She was seven months pregnant.
Delta County Prosecutor Lauren Wickman says a motion from defense counsel argues Wickman may be a witness at trial. A video of a search warrant executed on July 8th to gather evidence showed the prosecutor found shoes critical to the case. She allegedly directed officers to the shoes.
Defense says Wickman “so blurred the line between investigator and advocate” that she has become a witness.
Wickman consulted the Attorney General’s Office, which said it would serve as special prosecutor in the case.
