Joe Gentz Arrested in Bashara Homicide
St. Clair Shores man is arrested Friday afternoon in the slaying of Jane Bashara of Grosse Pointe Park.
Joseph Gentz was arrested Friday afternoon in the killing of Grosse Pointe Park resident Jane Bashara. Gentz was appearing in Macomb County Circuit Court in an unrelated child custody matter when the arrest was made, according to Macomb County Sherriff's Office. Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham confirmed deputies at the court assisted in the arrest of Gentz. He cooperated, and was turned over to law enforcement personnel from Wayne County. Bashara's January strangulation was ruled a homicide. Her body was found in her abandonded Mercedes on the east side of Detroit. Her husband, Bob Bashara, has been called a person of interest in her death, but he has denied being involved and thanked the community for its support of his family. …
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