Brothers behind bars together, facing separate murder charges

Two brothers both charged with killing their significant others are being held in the same jail, local media report.

Joshua David Boshell, 40, was charged Tuesday with premeditated first-degree murder in the 41A-2 District Court and booked in the Macomb County Jail, according to the county's Jail Inmate Locator.

His brother Jeremiah Boshell, 38, is also being held on a premeditated first-degree murder charge and a charge of assault with intent to murder, according to the inmate locator. The first charge was booked in Dec. 2016 and the second was booked in May, both in the 16th Circuit Court.

On Saturday morning, Shelby Township Police responded to a report of a suicide at 2100 Crystal Lake at the Crystal Lake Apartments where a 44-year-old female suffered a gunshot wound to the head, according to a police news release. Police described it as a "suspicious death" in the statement.

Officers had responded to the address for domestic related calls in the past, according to the police statement.

The Macomb Daily reports that Joshua Boshell confessed to the shooting and that his wife, Kristi Boshell, was identified as the victim in a felony warrant.

Fox2Detroit reports that Jeremiah Boshell is accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend in Lenox Township in 2016.

Joshua Boshell's next scheduled court date is April 2, and Jeremiah Boshell's is April 11, according to the inmate locator.

Contact Hasan Dudar at hdudar@freepress.com.

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