Five months after her son was fatally stabbed in Livonia, Felisha Hatcher is preparing to return to court. On Monday, 2026-10-26, two men tied to the case face separate proceedings.
Nicholos Hatcher, 33, died after the attack. His mother says the months since have been filled with grief and unanswered questions about what led to his killing.
Felisha Hatcher said her search for answers began on May 28, when she learned her son had been involved in some kind of incident. She started calling hospitals in Livonia and tried to retrace the places he worked. "I began to call hospitals in Livonia, kind of backtracking his jobs," she said.
She then decided to contact Livonia police, hoping they had heard something. Officers told her they would come to her. She said she did not understand what that meant at the time. "But now I know when they come to you to give you the news, it's not good," she said.
Police said Nicholos Hatcher was stabbed that afternoon near Middlebelt Road and West Chicago Street. His mother said she was told that someone had stolen his backpack and that he wanted it back. According to her, words were exchanged before he was stabbed.
Looking back, she has thought about how different choices might have changed the outcome. "As a mother, you look at a different million ways that things could play out," she said, adding that she wishes her son had taken a moment to think about the long-term consequences of his decisions.
The case now moves to its next stages in court. Scott Andrew Harrnigton, who pleaded guilty to larceny and to receiving and concealing stolen property, is scheduled to be sentenced Monday. Felisha Hatcher said she does not expect him to receive jail time and is disappointed by the punishment she anticipates. "It's a slap in the face to the family," she said, describing the likely outcome as a slap on the wrist for someone who, in her view, set the chain of events in motion.
Spencer Judge Krusell, who is charged with second-degree murder in Nicholos Hatcher's death, is also expected in a Wayne County courtroom Monday, where his trial is set to begin. "I can only hope justice will do what it's supposed to do," his mother said. "That is my hope."
While the courts examine the circumstances of his death, Felisha Hatcher wants people to remember who her son was. She said he was working two jobs when he died, both as a chef, work he loved. She remembers him as someone who cared deeply about his family and community. "The world was just robbed of that light far too soon," she said.
