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Grand Rapids man, Marcus Durayalle Lofton, 42, charged with killing his wife a day after she served him divorce papers – six months marriage into their marriage

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;291919&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Michigan man kills his wife a day after she served him divorce papers <&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;291919&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Marcus Durayalle Lofton&comma; 42&comma; from Grand Rapids has been accused of shooting and killing his wife&comma; Alicia Danielle Lofton&comma; on Aug 17&comma; the day after she served him with divorce papers <&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;291919&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Alicia served Marcus the papers six months after their wedding <strong>after discovering he was having an affair with another man<&sol;strong> <&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;291919&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Alicia wedded Marcus in February&comma; but had taken a still active protection order against her husband in May<&sol;strong> <strong>when Marcus was arrested for domestic violence against her <&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;291919&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Marcus Lofton was arraigned Friday on charges of first-degree murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony<&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;291919&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>He is being held without bond with his next court appearance scheduled for Sept 5 <&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;08&sol;Marcus-Durayalle-Lofton-with-his-wife-Alicia-Danielle-Lofton-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-447575"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>A Michigan man&comma; Marcus Durayalle Lofton&comma; is being held without bail after he allegedly shot and killed his wife&comma; Alicia Danielle Lofton&comma; the day after she served him with divorce papers&period; <br>The couple tied the knot in February 2023&period; Alicia served him divorce papers on August 16&period;<br>Unconfirmed reports making the round online say she found out he was having an affair with another man&period; <br>Alicia’s <a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dreddsinfo&period;com&sol;2023&sol;08&sol;grand-rapids-downlow-man-murders-wife-after-she-finds-out-hes-secretly-gay&period;html" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">Facebook friends<&sol;a> say she filed for divorce after she found out he was involved in a romantic relationship with another man&period;<br>On the popular &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;<a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;groups&sol;1030936074043230&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">Whose Man Is This<&sol;a>” Facebook page&comma; a man who looks similar to Marcus was secretly recorded having an intimate encounter with a gay man&period; The other man later uploaded the video on Facebook&comma; where Alicia’s friends alerted her to it&period; <br>Interviewed by police Marcus Lofton told them that Alicia had served him divorce papers on August 16&comma; and she told him she was selling the house&period; The next day August 17&comma; he went to the home around about 8 am&comma; despite the standing no contact order&period;<br>The couple argued&comma; then he grabbed Alicia’s Glock 9mm handgun from a drawer and tried to pistol whip her with it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;08&sol;Marcus-Durayalle-Lofton-with-his-wife-Alicia-Danielle-Lofton-5&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-447574" style&equals;"width&colon;773px&semi;height&colon;967px" width&equals;"773" height&equals;"967"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Alicia Danielle Lofton&comma; &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; and Marcus Lofton&comma; tied the knot in February 2023&period; Alicia served him divorce papers on August 16&comma; allegedly&comma; after discovering he was having an affair with another man<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The According to the affidavit&comma; Lofton told police the gun went off striking Alicia&period; His wife then fled into a bedroom and locked the door&period;<br>Lofton then told detectives he forced the door open and found his wife trying to climb out a window&period; Alicia had numerous fatal gunshot wounds to the head and body&comma; police said in a probable cause affidavit&period;<br>&&num;8220&semi;Marcus stated he shot Alicia numerous times before he fled in his maroon SUV&comma;&&num;8221&semi; the police affidavit states&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;08&sol;Marcus-Durayalle-Lofton-with-his-wife-Alicia-Danielle-Lofton-7&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-447581"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Lofton admitted to killing Alicia six months after their wedding &&num;8211&semi; He told cops he shot his wife after she fled into a bedroom and locked the door&period; He forced the door open and found her wife trying to climb out a window <&sol;strong><a href&equals;"javascript&colon;&semi;"><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Investigators identified Marcus Lofton as a possible suspect and an officer found him walking in the 1200 block of North Avenue NE&period;<br>Detectives then interviewed Marcus Lofton&period; He told them that his wife had served him divorce papers on Aug&period; 16 and she told him she was selling the house&period; Because he had been arrested in May for alleged domestic violence against his wife&comma; he wasn’t suppose to be in contact with her&period;<br>Marcus Lofton&comma; 42&comma; was arraigned on a first-degree murder charge and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony&period; He is being held in jail without bond&period;<br>Marcus Lofton is scheduled to appear in Michigan court again on September 5 for a preliminary hearing&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;

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