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Waterford House Fire Leads to Murder Charge
CORRIE COLF STAFF WRITER
Oakland County Prosecutor
Jessica Cooper told The Jewish
News Sept. 16 that she charged
Adonis Drey Wilson with
open murder and second-de-
gree arson in connection to a
Waterford house fire that result-
ed in the death of the home-
owner, 54-year-old Stefanie
Kroot Steinberg.
On Aug. 27, firefight-
ers responded to the house
fire where they discovered
Steinberg’
s body and rescued
her dog, Casper, who is being
cared for by Home Fur-Ever
Rescue.
Three days later, the Oakland
Press reported that Waterford
police announced they were
investigating the incident as a
homicide and identified Wilson
as a person of interest.
Wilson’
s background infor-
mation was stored in the Law
Enforcement Information
Network (LEIN) so other
agencies could help identify
his whereabouts. On Sept.
2, Wilson was arrested in
Pennsylvania after a routine
traffic stop.
Prosecutor Cooper is pro-
ceeding with steps to extradite
Wilson so he can be arraigned
in Michigan on the murder and
arson charges.
Stefanie Kroot Steinberg is
survived by her son, parents
and sister. Funeral services
were arranged by the Dorfman
Chapel on Aug. 30.
Free Bikes 4 Kidz-Detroit is a
nonprofit organization geared
toward helping all kids ride
into a happier, healthier child-
hood by providing bikes to
those most in need.
Board member David
Goldman (also a bicycle
mechanic) said that last year,
the organization collected,
repaired and distributed more
than 1,100 donated bikes to
Detroit-area children through
nonprofit agencies.
“This year, our goal is to col-
lect 3,000 bicycles!” Goldman
says.
The collection day is Oct.
5 and bikes can be dropped at
Henry Ford Health Systems
locations across Metro Detroit.
One corporate sponsor is
The Platform, led by Julie
Fisher Cummings and Peter
Cummings, who have donat-
ed warehouse space in the
Milwaukee Junction area
(411 Piquette) for the group
to warehouse and refurbish
the bicycles from September
through December.
The organization is also
looking for volunteers to work
on the bikes as well as financial
donations. Find information at
fb4kdetroit.org.
Donate a Bike to Needy Children