Witness testimony to begin in murder case of Edward A. Monday

ADRIAN — Preliminary examinations for four accessory suspects in the Edward Allen Monday murder case began February 2 in Lenawee County District Court. Witnesses will begin to testify what they know about the attempt to conceal the murder from investigators.

The court procedure was ordered February 3 after Judge Jonathan L. Poer met with defense attorneys and prosecutors. Lena-wee County Prosecutor Burke Castleberry demanded preliminary examinations for the accessory subjects. Defense attorneys asked to begin the hearing as soon as possible.

Adrian business owner and Raisin Township resident Edward Allen Monday, 40, died by blunt force trauma to the head on November 24, 2015.

Devon Douglas Snell, 20, of Morenci is charged with open murder, and accused of dumping Monday’s body in a brushy area along Ranger Highway in Medina Township. Snell remains without bond at Lenawee County Jail, and awaits a psychological evaluation. A hearing is scheduled on March 7. 

Tamera Marie Rosenberg, 40, was arraigned December 14 on charges of being an accessory after the fact and obstructing justice. She is accused of concealing evidence and misleading Lenawee County Sheriff Department investigators. Her son, Carl David Carmody, 17, of Adrian and two of his friends, Roger William Younglove, 23 and Isiah Anthony-Paul Castaneda, 17 of Adrian, were arraigned January 20 for felony accessory after the fact charges.

Charges against the three men carry maximum prison terms of five years. No details have been released by authorities about what the four suspects are accused of doing after the death of Monday.

On February 3, all four accessory subjects appeared in court to hear preliminary examinations begin next week. The four accessory suspects remain in the Lenawee County Jail.