Highland Township man, 28, charged with delivering narcotics two years after alleged offense
Timothy James Kalis of Highland Township faces a felony count of delivering or manufacturing less than 50 grams of a narcotic, tied to a September 2024 case worked by the Oakland County Sheriff's Office. He was booked Oct. 12 and arraigned the next day in Novi.
By OCJ Staff
A 28-year-old Highland Township man has been charged with a drug-delivery felony more than two years after the date of the alleged offense in the township, according to court and jail records.
Timothy James Kalis, 28, of Highland Township, is charged with one count of delivering or manufacturing less than 50 grams of a controlled substance listed as a narcotic, cocaine or heroin, according to the 52nd District Court in Novi. The court record lists the offense date as Sept. 6, 2024, and the location as Highland Township. The Oakland County Sheriff's Office, which patrols Highland Township under contract, is listed as the investigating agency.
Court records do not describe what Kalis is accused of doing or which drug was involved. The charge is a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison under Michigan law.
A charge is an accusation, not proof of guilt. Kalis is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
From 2024 offense to 2026 warrant
According to the court's case history:
- Sept. 6, 2024: date of the alleged offense
- Aug. 21, 2026: the complaint was authorized
- Oct. 6, 2026: the case was filed and 52nd District Judge Andra V. Richardson signed an arrest warrant
The records do not explain the nearly two-year gap between the alleged offense and the charge.
Kalis was booked into the Oakland County Jail at 10:36 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, according to the jail's online inmate listing. Records do not say where or how he was taken into custody.
Arraignment and bond
Kalis was arraigned Tuesday, Oct. 13, before Judge Lewis Langham Jr. and stood mute, according to the court record. A court-appointed attorney represented him at arraignment.
Bond was set at $5,000 personal, a type of bond that does not require cash up front. Conditions recorded by the court include:
- no contact, directly or through others, with the complainant
- no assaulting or threatening the complainant or any witness
- not returning to the premises named in the case
- no alcohol, THC or marijuana, illegal drugs or abuse of medication
- pretrial services supervision
- no leaving Michigan without the court's permission
- no new criminal offenses
The court record does not identify the complainant or the premises.
Attorney Roberto A. Bihar has since filed an appearance on Kalis's behalf.
Next court dates
Kalis is scheduled for a probable cause conference at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, and a preliminary examination at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, according to the court. Judge T. David Law is the judge of record. At a preliminary exam, a judge decides whether there is enough evidence to send a felony case to Oakland County Circuit Court for trial.
The case is State of Michigan v. Kalis, No. 2026-26-003409-FY, in the 52nd District Court, Division 1, in Novi.
Sources: 52nd District Court case register and charge record; Oakland County Jail inmate listing, Oct. 12, 2026.