Lawrence Davis not only punched and kicked Tyler Wingate to death after a car crash in Detroit, a prosecutor said Wednesday, he went through Wingate's pockets in the midst of the brutal assault.

With the victim's family in the courtroom, Wayne County Assistant Prosecutor Ashley Ciaffone told a 36th District Court magistrate that Davis was "irate, angry and ready to start a fight" after he and Wingate got into a traffic accident July 22 on the city's west side.

She told the court that Davis went up to Wingate and punched him, knocking Wingate to the ground. She said Davis then started to search Wingate's pockets "looking for some items."

Then, Ciaffone told the court, Wingate was able to get back up and was "defenseless, woozy, unarmed, acting very calmly" and Davis continued "to brutally assault the victim."

She said Wingate again fell to the ground, unconscious, "but that's not enough for the defendant. The defendant comes back up and kicks the victim in the head."

Davis, 24, of Detroit was ordered held without bond on an open murder charge in Wingate's death during a video arraignment in the Detroit courtroom. He wore an orange jail jumpsuit and said little during the minutes-long court hearing.

Wingate's family bowed their heads and shed some tears when hearing details of the assault that took the life of the 24-year-old who lived and worked in Detroit.

Wingate grew up in Oakland County suburbs, graduating from Berkley High School in 2013, and moved to Detroit more than a year ago.

He lived in the Boston Edison district of Detroit with two friends and "had faith in the city of Detroit," his stepmother, Sharlee Wingate, previously told the Free Press.

She declined comment after the arraignment as she and Tyler's father, siblings and other supporters left the courthouse, many walking arm in arm down the sidewalk.

In a statement released later Wednesday, the Wingate family expressed gratitude to local law enforcement, the media and the community who helped apprehend Davis for what the family called a "senseless and violent crime."

"We know things of this nature happen every day and as a community, we should come together and remember the city of Detroit is on a path moving forward creating positive change for our community. We need to put aside our anger and continue focusing on the work being done to make Detroit a better, stronger and safer city because that is what Tyler would have wanted," the four-paragraph statement read.

It added that the family will "forever miss Tyler" and will do its part "to build a safer city and begin building a stronger community, one where everyone feels safe."

A woman who said she was Davis' aunt also attended the arraignment. After the hearing, she said: "We are sorry for their loss." She added that "he didn't mean it" and "mistakes happen."

Davis was taken into custody without incident Tuesday by Detroit Police at an apartment building in the 23500 block of West 8 Mile. His arrest came after a week-long manhunt. Chief James Craig on Tuesday declined to provide details on what led police to the location.

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Wingate and his passenger were driving northbound on Livernois after 1 a.m. July 22 when they were involved in the crash, prosecutor's office previously said. On Tuesday, Craig said the suspect was at fault in the crash and then attacked Wingate in a rage.

Authorities said Wingate and his passenger got out of the vehicle and walked into a gas station parking lot where the other motorist sucker punched Wingate, knocking him to the ground in an assault that was caught on surveillance video.

He then continued to punch and kick Wingate, before fleeing with three on men on foot, police have said.

Police found Wingate lying on the ground unresponsive in the parking lot of the gas station in the 13500 block of Livernois, near Davison.

Craig previously said that Davis had a history of violence, describing it as assaultive-type behavior, dating to when Davis was 15.

Davis didn't have a driver's license but had a lengthy driving record with suspensions and incidents dating to 2014, according to the Michigan Secretary of State. He had no vehicle registered to his name, according to the agency.

His next court dates are Aug. 14 and 21.

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