Pitt McGehee Palmer Bonanni & Rivers Files Lawsuits Against Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and Deputies Alleging Refusal to Act in Tragic Deaths of Monica Cannady and Her Two Children 

Pitt McGehee Palmer Bonanni & Rivers has filed lawsuits on behalf of the family of Monica Cannady, a Pontiac mother who, along with her two young sons, tragically froze to death in a field after Oakland County sheriff’s deputies refused to intervene despite multiple warnings from concerned citizens in January 2023. 

Attorneys Megan Bonanni and Kevin Carlson, along with Dean Elliott of The Law Offices of Dean Elliott PLC, represent the Cannady family in the lawsuits, which allege that deputies responded with indifference, racial bias, and gross negligence, directly leading to the deaths of Cannady and her sons, Malik Milton, 3, and Kyle Milton, 9. The only survivor, Cannady’s then 10-year-old daughter, awoke next to her deceased loved ones on January 15, 2023. 

Several news outlets including the Detroit Free Press, CBS Detroit, and The Detroit News, have reported on this heartbreaking case, exposing body camera footage showing one deputy dismissing the welfare check as a "dumb a-- welfare check" and referring to the children as "f---ing dumb a-- kids." The lawsuit contends that the deputies' refusal to take action cost three lives. 

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Detroit Free Press: Family of Pontiac mother, 2 kids who died in frozen field sue Oakland sheriff's deputies 

CBS News: Family of Detroit-area woman, 2 children who froze to death in 2023 files lawsuit against Oakland County deputies   

Fox 2 Detroit: Family of woman, children who froze to death in Pontiac files lawsuit: 'They ignored a mother'   

The Detroit News: Family of Pontiac mom, 2 kids who froze to death in 2023 sue Oakland sheriff's deputies 

Michigan Advance: Family of mom and kids who froze to death in Pontiac field file lawsuit to help surviving daughter   

Hoodline: Family of Monica Cannady Sues Oakland County Sheriff and Deputies After Tragic Deaths in Pontiac Winter  

Click on Detroit: Family of mom, 2 kids who froze to death in Oakland County sue, point to comments in bodycam video   

WXYZ-TV: Cousin speaks on death of Pontiac mom, two boys in light of lawsuit against county, deputies  

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