Mount Clemens, MI –Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido’s office announced that 27-year-old Afeni Muhammad of Eastpointe, MI was bound over to the circuit court on charges including First-Degree Murder related to the stabbing death of her manager at a McDonald’s restaurant in Eastpointe, MI.
On Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, Muhammad’s Preliminary Exam was held before Judge Kathleen G. Galen at the 38th District Court in Eastpointe, MI. Judge Galen bound her over on the following charges:
1) First Degree Premeditated Murder, a mandatory life without parole offense
2) Carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent, a five-year felony
The Preliminary Exam was conducted by Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys Kumar Palepu and Christopher Urban.
Muhammad will be arraigned before Judge James M. Maceroni at the Macomb County Circuit Court on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, at 9 a.m.
Muhammad is held at the Macomb County Jail with $25 million cash/surety bond.
"The allegations in this case are unthinkable, an alleged stabbing in a public place that took the life of an innocent individual. The evidence presented to the court was compelling enough to bind this defendant over for trial. Our office is committed to pursuing justice for the victim and sending a clear message that acts of violence in our community will not be tolerated,” said Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido.
It is alleged that in the morning of Thursday, July 10, 2025, Jennifer Harris, the McDonald’s manager, sent Muhammad home from her job prior to the end of her scheduled shift. Muhammad returned with a knife. She entered the McDonald’s through the employee entrance while wearing a mask. She assaulted Harris, stabbing her multiple times. A customer at the drive-through window was lawfully carrying a concealed weapon. The customer fired his weapon to try to stop the assault. Muhammad then fled to her vehicle and was followed by the armed customer. The customer held Muhammad at gunpoint until the Eastpointe Police arrived on scene.
The Macomb County Prosecutor’s office represents the people. We are committed to achieving justice and following the laws of the State of Michigan. All that are accused of a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office
Contact: Esther E. Wolfe, Communications Director
Office: 586-469-5737
Cell: 586-842-4421
Email: esther.wolfe@macombgov.org
