Judge tosses accused killer/rapist’s statements, citing Miranda violation

Some statements that a Pontiac man reportedly made to investigators after he allegedly killed his neighbor and raped the homicide victim’s wife and child are not to be revealed to the jury during his upcoming trial, a judge has ruled.

A recent decision by Oakland County Circuit Judge David Cohen suppresses statements from accused killer and rapist Timothy Legard to Oakland County Sheriff’s detectives before he was “Mirandized” following the death of William “Bill” Allison and sexual assaults of Allison’s wife and then 8-year-old daughter. Cohen’s ruling affirms claims from Legard’s attorney that the statements were made before Legard was given the Miranda warning, informing him of his constitutional rights to remain silent and have an attorney; otherwise, statements made can’t be used in