William Michael Dhondt, 28, faces a charge of premeditated murder in the death of Kaitlin Elizabeth Hehir, 29, whose body was discovered Saturday in the Farmington home she and Dhondt shared.
According to a Farmington Public Safety Dept. press release, Dhondt was arraigned in front of Judge James Wittenberg of the 45A District Court in Berkley at 3 p.m. Tuesday. A not guilty plea was entered on his behalf, and he was ordered held without bond in the Oakland County jail.
A pre-exam conference court date is scheduled March 5, 10:30 a.m., at the 45A District Court. Proceedings are being held there because Hehir was an employee of the 47th District Court in Farmington Hills, where judges knew and worked with her.
A funeral service for Hehir will be held Saturday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, 47650 North Territorial Rd., Plymouth at 10:30 a.m., with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. Friends may also visit the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home, 280 South Main, Plymouth, on Friday, 3 p.m.-9 p.m., with a Rosary Service at 7 p.m.
Memorials may be made to the Capuchin Soup Kitchen-Earthwork's Urban Farm, 1820 Mt. Elliott St., Detroit, MI 48207-3496, www.cskdetroit.org, or First Step of Michigan, 44567 Pinetree Dr., Plymouth, MI 48170.
