Detroit murder suspect x4 out on bond

Jonathan Welch, a Detroit man, is accused of killing his mom, stepdad, and ex-girlfriend after he was released from jail on bond. Now he has been charged with a fourth murder

Welch allegedly murdered Natayla Morse, 24, prior to his arrest last June. The young lady was found dead on June 4, 2022.

Prosecutors said that Welch killed Morse with blunt force trauma to the head, and then stole her car and set it on fire. As if that wasn't enough, just weeks after the killing, he was charged with the other three murders.

Wayne County prosecutors say Welch initially attacked and sexually assaulted his former girlfriend a few days after she was found dead. He allegedly strangled her, poured gasoline on her, threatened to assault her with a drill, burned her arms and legs with a metal spatula, before attempting to sexually assault her using a pole.

The victim told investigators that Welch wrapped the cord around her neck and would strangle her, then release, before reapplying pressure. She said he also heated up the spatula on the stove and then put it on her arm.

Welch was arrested for the alleged torture and assault and released on a $100,000 bond which was not, this time, raised by Kamala Harris on GoFundMe.

Days later, he allegedly killed the ex-girlfriend and then barricaded himself in his mother's home and shot at responding police officers. He then set the home on fire and killed his stepfather and mother, authorities said.

Hopefully, Welch is expected to appear in court Friday.

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