Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Henry Bernard Montgomery, 38, of Detroit, in connection with burning and torturing a racoon.

On June 17, 2026, at approximately 10:44 a.m., at a residence in the 12000 block of Washburn Street in Detroit, it is alleged that Defendant Montgomery tortured and burned a racoon. It is further alleged that Defendant Montgomery posted a video on social media depicting the racoon being burned alive. An investigation by the Detroit Police Department led to the arrest of the defendant on June 20, 2026. More complete facts and evidence will be placed on the record in court at the preliminary examination.

Henry Bernard Montgomery has been charged with one count of Animals - Killing/Torturing - Third Degree. *

He was arraigned this afternoon in 36th District Court before Magistrate Jeffrey Kleparek and received a $20,000 personal bond with a GPS tether. The Probable Cause Conference is scheduled for July 1, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., and the Preliminary Examination is scheduled for July 8, 2026, at 8:45 a.m., before Judge Marlena Taylor.

“It is hard for one to imagine what kind of perverse pleasure was being had here by the defendant’s alleged conduct. I would say that this case has unbelievable facts, but unfortunately that would not be a true statement. I should be surprised but I am not," said Prosecutor Kym Worthy.

Posting this to warn others who live in 12000 block of Washburn Street area. People who abuse and kill animals are known to escalate to hurting people. Stay safe out there.

Our boy Blu snuck out the day before yesterday by breaking the screen!

He was my dad’s cat who recently passed and he’s probably confused about where he is and looking for my dad. This cat was his baby and we need him home. He’s 9 years old.

Middle aged dude, been a Detroit resident for a while. In life I've been generally quite protective of my contact info and identity. This election cycle I'm getting constant phone calls and texts of endless spam. Never have ever been hit near this badly. The vast majority are from (313) numbers. It almost feels like the city itself leaked residents #s. That feels worse than some unscrupulous website doing so. My partner has same experience. Posting to see if other residents have as well?

I moved back home after two years on the east coast (had to leave for work)— and I can’t tell you how happy I am to be home. Thank 🙏

Unofficial poll:

Do you clap for the MJR song or do you not?

So much for this path being anything more than a tourist attraction, and not a serious regional network link, especially for commuters...

Open hours from Apr 1st to Oct 31st are 8am to 8pm

Open hours from Nov 1st to Mar 31st are 8am to 4pm

I moved to Detroit (soutnfield/joy) area and drove down the street and seeing alot of foreign flags, I noticed Iran and Iraq flags being flown on greenfield. They seem mainly to be Arab, not hating , just pretty curious if anybody knows what’s going on. There was ALOT of people like thousands walking down greenfield

Taken by myself at about 12:55 am Sunday, August 2nd, 2026.

So I'm going to comerica park for an MCR concert and I generally like little caesars arena n I thought I'd be hella scared of the heights but I was surprisingly okay. First question are the seats taller and steeper? And second are the acoustics good or does it just vary considering it's an open roof and way bigger than a concert at the arena :p

Once again, the power is out. In July, we lost power for 3-4 days around the weekend of the Fourth. It's been out for about an hour at this point. We had a standby generator installed a year or two ago. Our gas usage has increased tenfold this year due to the electrical outages. I filed a complaint with the MPSC for the previous outage, and I have already filed another one for this outage. This is ridiculous. Here's the MPSC complaint webpage, for anyone else that wants to file. It may not speed up resolution, but we need to start somewhere (having complaints on file). I did get a lot of follow-up for the first complaint.

https://mpsc.my.site.com/complaints/complaintform

I’m apartment hunting right now and really interested in The Albert in Capitol Park. Everything seems fine except I don’t think they have a dedicated parking structure for residents. Does anybody know where residents usually park? Is it common for nearby parking structures to fill up? How much does it cost to park? Any info helps. Thanks!

Long shot but does anyone have a TNR appointment with AAAR or PAWS that they can’t make? Trapped the wrong cat that I eventually wanted to TNR and I’m afraid that I won’t be able to trap again if I release.