Three teens charged for homicide of Saja Al Janabi

Michegan – AlMeezan – N. Farah

Three teens who were responsible for a series of three armed robberies were arrested and recently charged and arraigned for the homicide of Warren resident Saja Al Janabi, 29, which occurred on Monday, Sept. 6.

Al Janabi was shot while sitting in a vehicle outside of her family’s home around 9:52pm that evening in what has since been deemed a “totally random” murder.

[Saja] was an innocent victim; it was a random crime and if I were in that car, or if you were in that car, it would’ve happened to me,” Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad said during a press conference.

Al Janabi was shot while sitting in a vehicle outside of her family’s home around 9:52pm that evening in what has since been deemed a “totally random” murder.

Of the three teens, Jamel Marquise Philson, 17, of Highland Park, and Demaurio Dismuke, 14, of Detroit are being charged as adults for their involvement. A third unnamed teen, 13, is being charged “adult-designated,” meaning that the judge can sentence this teen as juvenile, adult or a combination  of both.

The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office officially charged the three teens on Friday, Sept. 13, and maintain that Dismuke was the shooter.

“The alleged facts in this case encompass an extremely callous crime spree in Dearborn,” Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said. “A trail of destruction was left that included randomly selected armed robberies, a homicide, and an assaultive crime— just because these defendants wanted to do them.”

Both Philson and Dismuke are scheduled to have a probable cause hearing on Sept. 20 at the 19^th District Court in Dearborn. The 13 year-old will have a preliminary examination in Detroit’s juvenile court.

The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office officially charged the three teens on Friday, Sept. 13, and maintain that Dismuke was the shooter.

“The Dearborn Police Department sends its condolences to the family and friends of the victim and will aggressively investigate this crime utilizing all available resources,” Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad said.

A memorial spells out her name in lit candles  as family and friends mourn the loss of Saja Al Janabi.