LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Attorney General Dana Nessel is moving to consolidate cases against alleged child killer Rashad Trice from three different counties under the umbrella of her department.

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Nessel says it will streamline the prosecution of the 26-year-old man accused of killing 2-year-old Wynter Cole Smith. The department is working alongside Ingham County Prosecutor John Dewane, Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido, and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy. The charges previously announced against Trice will be reviewed and reissued by the Department of the Attorney General.

Trice’s federal charges will remain part of separate proceedings in federal court.

“This is a tragic case, and by consolidating the prosecution into one venue, we are recognizing the hardship the surviving victim and family continue to face,” said Nessel.

Trice is facing a slew of criminal charges. Police say his alleged crime spree on July 2 and 3 included the stabbing and sexual assault of his ex-girlfriend in Lansing, then kidnapping her daughter Wynter. Police tracked down Trice in St. Clair Shores where he tried to flee arrest. Two days after his arrest, police found the body of Wynter in a Detroit alley. Officials say she’d been strangled with a phone cord.

“By consolidating resources, and a multi-county prosecution approach it will allow truth and justice to be pursued and bring about a resolution that will not only be fundamentally fair but offer solace to the victim’s family,” said Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido.

Trice is being held at the Newaygo County Jail.

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