BY CHRISTINA HALL
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
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A Clinton Township man was ordered held without bond today on murder and firearms charges in the shooting death of his girlfriend at their apartment.
Samuel Lee Harris, 62, is charged with first-degree murder and a felony firearm offense in the death of Valerie Lee, Township Police Capt. Richard Maierle said.
A not-guilty plea was entered for Harris during his arraignment in 41B District Court in Clinton Township. Harris requested a court-appointed attorney, according to the court. He was transferred to the Macomb County Jail.
A preliminary exam is scheduled for Feb. 10.
Harris is accused of shooting Lee, 49, in the head Wednesday in their Hillside Apartments unit on Gratiot north of 15 Mile, Maierle said.
He said the couple had ongoing domestic issues, but declined to say what they were.
Maierle said police believe Harris left the location, returned and went to a neighbor saying he found Lee and to call 911, which the neighbor did. He said Lee, a nurse’s assistant at a nursing home, was found in the bedroom.
Contact CHRISTINA HALL: 586-826-7265 or chall@freepress.com.
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