On Friday September 13, a Summit Township man and woman were arraigned on various charges related to methamphetamine after police discovered remnants of past labs along with an active meth lab in a rented home on Lakeview Terrace. Jennifer Jo Walker, 41, and Dennis Cunningham, 39, were arrested on Thursday…
In January of this year, 54-year-old Joyce Renee Phillips was sentenced to nine to 15 years in prison for killing Michael Richardson in 2004. Phillips allegedly believed that by pleading guilty to the charge in December of 2012, her sentence would be reduced to 4 1/2 years based on what…
In May of this year, a Brookfield, Illinois woman was pulled over by police in Riverside after the officer had observed her speeding. Erin James was stopped by the officer at approximately 2 a.m., suspected of driving under the influence. James, who is 58 years old, failed multiple field sobriety…
In July, 41-year-old Cory L. Thompson of Detroit was found guilty on numerous drug charges after being arrested for dealing heroin in Bad Axe. Now, it appears that Thompson will spend at least 13 years in prison following his sentencing hearing last week. Thompson was arrested in January of this…
On Friday September 6, Taylor police raided a home in the 27000 block of Joan Avenue, coming away with what was called a “large haul” of illicit substances according to a news article at The News-Herald. Friday afternoon at approximately 2:30, more than a dozen officers descended on the home.…
Recently, 22-year-old Jeremy Donte Leverette and 23-year-old Brandon Trevon Cordell pleaded guilty to first-degree home invasion and armed robbery for allegedly robbing and shooting a medical marijuana grower in Flushing Township. According to a news article at Mlive.com, the two men along with a third suspect who was not named…
For several months now, SWET (Southwest Enforcement Team) has been investigating suspected illegal drug activity at a store and two residences in Van Buren County. Recent searches made by authorities resulted in the seizing of illegal marijuana, counterfeit clothing, suspected drug proceeds, and a fully automatic firearm according to a…
On Monday September 9, 21-year-old Kesean Wilson pleaded guilty to two counts of armed robbery in an October 2012 incident in which he allegedly used a gun to rob a credit union in Jackson. He is scheduled to be sentenced by Jackson County Circuit Judge Thomas Wilson on October 31,…
On August 31 two men, 33-year-old Alvin D. Conwell and 25-year-old Greg Owens, were allegedly involved in an argument outside a Detroit home located in the 14100 block of Rutherford. As the argument became heated, the two men engaged in a physical altercation that ultimately resulted in Owens being critically…
On Friday August 6, Chief Circuit Judge James C. Kingsley ruled that Leo Ackley, a Battle Creek man convicted of killing a 3-year-old girl in 2012, will receive a new trial. In May, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued an order that the case go back to Calhoun County circuit…
