With the suspect bound over yesterday for trial in Lapeer County Circuit Court, questions left unanswered by a 2011 murder may soon be solved.
Chadwick Mobley, 42, was bound over on three felony accounts, including first degree murder, felony murder and felony firearm. The murder charges both carry a life sentence without parole.
The charges against Mobley stem from his connection to the murder of Andrea Eilber, who was shot at a relative’s home in Lapeer County. Evidence found at the scene was tested for DNA during the immediate investigation, and again in 2022 in a renewed effort that positively identified Mobley, who resided in the state of Utah by then.
Mobley fled the state shortly after questioning by Michigan State Police and was apprehended by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department in Libby, Montana. While being transported from Montana to Michigan for arraignment, Mobley escaped the custody of Prisoner Transport Services, LLC, a private transport company, but was later recaptured and successfully extradited back to Michigan in July.
Mobley will next appear in the 40th Circuit Court in Lapeer County before Judge Michael Nolan on January 8th.
