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Two Detroiters Charged in University Place Murder

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Dangelo Darnell Dukes, 25 (DOB: 05/05/1994), and Dejah Diane Hogan, 26, (DOB: 06/12/1993), both of Detroit, in connection with the fatal shooting of Arthur Reed Boyle, 62, also of Detroit.

On June 13, 2019 at approximately 5:40 p.m., Detroit Police were contacted about a wellness check in the 4800 block of University Place. Upon arrival, police officers were met by relatives of the victim who had been contacted when the victim did not show up for work. The officers discovered the lifeless body of the victim in the basement of the residence.

Investigation by the Detroit Police led to the arrest of the defendants. Facts and evidence of the case will be presented at the Preliminary Examination.

Dukes has been charged with Felony Murder, Home Invasion - First Degree, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and three counts of Felony Firearm.* He was arraigned on June 24, 2019 before 36th District Court Magistrate Laura Echartea. The Probable Cause Conference is scheduled for July 1, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.; the Preliminary Examination is scheduled for July 8, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. Both hearings are before Judge Ronald Giles in 36th District Court. Dukes was remanded to jail.

Defendant Hogan has been charged with Felony Murder.* She was arraigned on June 21, 2019 before 36th District Court Magistrate Jeffrey Kleparek. The Probable Cause Conference is scheduled for July 5, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.; the Preliminary Examination is scheduled for July 12, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. Both hearings are before Judge Ronald Giles in 36th District Court. Hogan was remanded to jail.

Please request a photograph of the defendants from the Detroit Police Department.

*The charges are allegations and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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