PAW PAW, Mich. - 29-year-old Colby Martin has been charged with open murder in connection to the death of 64-year-old Melody Rohrer.
Martin was initially charged with vehicular manslaughter, failing to stop at the scene of a crash and concealing the death of an individual after hitting Rohrer on Country Road 215 in Hamilton Township in Sept. 2021.
Martin had posted a $300,000 bond to be released from jail after the initial charges were filed. At his arraignment on the murder charge this week, bond was denied. That means he’ll stay behind bars as his case works its way through the courts, with his next court date set for March 15.