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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