MUSKEGON, Mich. — The man accused of torturing his younger brother in Norton Shores will stand trial, Muskegon County Prosecutor D.J. Hilson confirmed with FOX 17 on Friday.
We’re told 20-year-old Paul Ferguson waived his preliminary hearing on a first-degree child abuse charge and was transferred to Muskegon County Circuit Court on Monday.
This comes after Ferguson’s mother, 43-year-old Shanda Vander Ark, was charged in the death of 15-year-old Timothy Ferguson last month.
Hilson says Paul is scheduled to appear for a pretrial hearing on Sept. 20, adding Van Der Ark will next appear before a judge on Oct. 27.
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