Marquette, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – A Copper Country man is lodged in the Houghton County Jail following arraignment on murder and attempted murder charges.
42-year-old Paul Moilanen of Hubbell has been arraigned one one count of second degree murder and one count of attempted murder in a stabbing incident in Hubbell early Friday morning.
48-year-old Marcy Lavigne was found dead by police in her home and her 14-year-old daughter was hospitalized with multiple stab wounds.
The girl called 911 to report the stabbing around 3:30 a.m. Friday.
Moilanen was arrested by authorities after he was located in a wooded area near the residence about two hours later.
Moilanen is being held on a 2.5-million dollar bond and faces a preliminary hearing in two weeks.
