81-year-old grandmother, son and grandson charged in Eastpointe drive-by shooting

MOUNT CLEMENS, MICH. (WWJ) A grandmother, as well as her son and grandson, have been charged in connection to a drive-by shooting in Eastpointe.

Prosecutors said Tyler Fistler, 21, and Derek Morris, 51, made good on their online threats to shoot at an Eastpointe home from a vehicle on Tuesday (6/25). No one was injured in the shooting.

Police arrived at Fistler’s home in Casco to find him holding a firearm. He and his father entered the house and refused to leave, according to prosecutors. St. Clair County SWAT had to resort to deploying gas cartridges into the home,  forcing the father and son to exit. Officers arrested them.

According to prosecutors, further investigation revealed that Derek Morris had stored the vehicle used during the drive-by shooting at the home of his mother; Jaraldine Morris, 81. Investigators learned that Morris had made the request of his mother to store the evidence during a jailhouse call.

Fistler, of Casco, was was arraigned on eight felony counts and one misdemeanor, including: two counts of Assault with Intent To Murder, a life felony; Using a Computer to Commit a Crime, a 20-year felony; Tampering with Evidence, a ten year felony.

He was also charged with Discharge of a Firearm from a Vehicle and Discharge of a Firearm at a Building, both ten year felonies; Carrying a Concealed Weapon, a five year felony; Felony Firearm, a two year mandatory felony and Malicious Use of a Telecommunications Services, a six month misdemeanor.

He was given a one million dollar bond cash/surety with bond conditions that he would have to get a mental health evaluation, have no contact with the victims and would not visit the location of the crime, no internet, a GPS tether and no weapons.

Derek Morris, of Port Huron, was arraigned on two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Assault with Intent to Murder, life felonies; Accessory After The Fact To A Felony, a five-year felony and Lying to a Police Officer during a Violent Crime Investigation, a four-year felony.

He was given a $500,000 cash/surety bond with the same conditions as his son.

Jaraldine Morris, also of Port Huron, was arraigned on three felony counts: Tampering With Evidence In A Criminal Case Punishable By More Than Ten Years, a ten-year felony; Accessory After The Fact to A Felony, a five-year felony and Lying To A Peace Officer During a Violent Crime Investigation, a four-year felony.

Her bond was set a $50,000 cash/surety. She was referred to Community Corrections for mental health, and must wear a GPS tether upon release.

"Thank you to the Eastpointe Police Department, and the St. Clair County SWAT team for all their hard work in investigating and taking this family into custody,” Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido said in a press release. “This shooting endangered the lives of both adults and children in our community, and we will see that these actions have serious consequences. Such disregard for human life cannot and will not be tolerated.”

No further information was released about the family’s relationship to the victims of the shooting, if any, or a motive.