On Saturday, March 16 two men and two women allegedly attempted to rob a 55-year-old man in his Cedar Creek Township home in Wexford County. During the attempted robbery, three people assaulted the man, one with a gun. He was shot in the leg by one of the suspects, who…
In May of 2012, 17-year-old Jonathan Hoffman was allegedly shot several times and killed by his grandmother, 75-year-old Sandra Layne. After being charged with open murder, Layne is now awaiting her fate as jurors deliberate. Layne allegedly shot Hoffman, putting six bullets in her grandson as the two argued. According…
On Sunday March 17, Ypsilanti police arrested Derrick Jackson in connection with the weekend robbery of TCF Bank in Ypsilanti Township. The bank, located at 2150 Packard Road, was robbed on Saturday; police responded after the holdup alarm went off at approximately 2:25 p.m. Following the robbery, deputies searched the…
On March 25, 2012 two people died in a fatal car crash determined to have been caused by reckless driving. John Rick, a 19-year-old Jackson resident, was recently sentenced to 60 days in jail and one year of probation after the jury found him guilty on two counts of reckless…
Whether an individual feels he or she has been wrongfully convicted for an offense involving alcohol, drugs, a sexual act, or even a violent or serious offense such as robbery or homicide, the appeals process is designed to ensure that a person’s rights are properly defended. This means that if…
In February, a break-in in a home in Delhi Township resulted in Ingham County Sheriff’s Department deputies discovering numerous marijuana plants and guns including a Romanian AK-47 replica and an assault rifle in the home which was invaded. According to news reports at MLive.com, a home invasion occurred shortly after…
On Monday March 11, a jury found former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick guilty of racketeering, along with 23 other charges including extortion. Racketeering and extortion are both offenses which carry maximum sentences of 20 years in prison. The public corruption trial against Kilpatrick and two co-defendants, one his father, continued…
Elmore Ray, a 28-year-old Ypsilanti man, was arraigned on February 27 after being accused of firing a shotgun at vehicles on U.S. 23 earlier that morning. Ray was charged with possession of a short-barreled shotgun, carrying a weapon with unlawful intent, four counts of assault with intent to murder, and…
On Thursday February 7, three bodies including two women and one man were found dead inside a Detroit home; Detroit police say the victims died of multiple gunshot wounds. Now, 21-year-old Shadell Love has been charged in the deaths of 20 year-old India Coleman, 20-year-old Curtis Clemens, and 25-year-old Lauren…
Mayor Joe Baxter, Mayor of Scottville in Mason County, was found in October of 2012 to have alcohol in his system approximately 2 1/2 hours after crashing his truck into a ravine at about 8:30 on the morning of the 18th. On March 4, Baxter pleaded no contest to a…