ESCANABA, MI— Trial is taking place over the next couple of weeks for an Escanaba man charged in the death of a pregnant woman in 2023.
Jury selection began Monday and opening statements were heard Tuesday in the trial of Tavaris Jackson, 35. He’s accused of shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend, Harley Corwin, at O.B. Fuller Park in Ford River Township. The 22-year-old was seven months pregnant at the time.
Jackson is charged with open murder, assault of a pregnant individual intentionally causing miscarriage/stillbirth, and felony firearms.
The case is being tried by the Michigan Attorney General’s Office. Delta County Prosecutor Lauren Wickman found shoes critical to the case during the execution of a search warrant. Jackson’s defense said that blurred the line between investigator and advocate, and that makes Wickman a witness.
