Man charged in stabbing death of woman in Lansing

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A 42-year-old man faces open murder charges in the stabbing death of Cynthia Marek.

Brandon Labrie, 42, was arraigned in 54-A District Court Friday afternoon on one count of open murder.

Police were called to the 2100 block of Bruce Avenue Thursday evening around 7 p.m. for reports of a stabbing. Lansing firefighters reported their crews transported two people in critical condition to a local hospital. Marek, 65, was pronounced dead at hospital.

Marek's death is the city's seventh homicide in as many weeks.

A press release from the Ingham County Prosecutor reports that Labrie was arrested shortly after Lansing officers arrived on scene Thursday evening.

He was arraigned before Judge Cynthia Ward in 54-A District Court. He was denied bail and remanded to the Ingham County Jail, ICP officials said. He was assigned a court-appointed attorney through the Ingham County Public Defender's Office.

He will appear June 7 before Judge Anthony Flores in 54-A District Court for a preliminary hearing.