Grandmother's fatal shooting trial is March

'Jail wearing on' devastated W. Bloomfield suspect accused in slaying of grandson

Pontiac — The health of the Oakland County grandmother charged with killing her teenage grandson has deteriorated while she's been in jail the past several months, her attorney said Thursday.

Sandra Layne, 74, of West Bloomfield Township was scheduled for trial March 4 on premeditated first-degree murder charges during a pretrial conference in Oakland County Circuit Court. She's accused of shooting grandson Jonathan Hoffman, 17, to death during an argument May 18 at her condominium, where he was staying with her.

"It's pretty clear jail is wearing on her — she loved him and is devastated by this," said her attorney, Jerome Sabbota. "She became mother and father to him. … She got herself into a bad situation (caring for the grandson).

"He was not, let's say, the all-American boy. He had issues."

By Mike Martindale
From The Detroit News:

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