Recently, Reverend Peter Petroske pleaded no contest to charges filed against him last summer for driving drunk while naked. Petroske was placed on administrative leave from the Sacred Heart Catholic Church by the Archdiocese of Detroit. He was order to pay $1,200 in fines along with court costs, ordered to…
Isaac Decrais Harris was convicted in 2005 by a jury on firearms and armed robbery charges. He recently sought to appeal the conviction, which he is serving a 14 to 30 year prison term for. Harris denied that he was the individual who robbed a Clark gasoline station in Adrian.…
There are countless instances in which criminal defendants in Michigan have been convicted of a crime when in fact they are innocent. In many cases, even someone who is guilty has been penalized far more harshly than necessary. This means that not only does the defendant suffer, his or her…
On Monday, a McDonald’s restaurant located at 808 S. in Rochester Hills was robbed at approximately 12:50 p.m. The alleged crime has been called “bold” in news reports, because it occurred during the noon hour, one of the busiest times of the day. The robber left the scene with three…
Richard Bastuba gained fame in Michigan and was the subject of many local radio shows after he subdued an unruly fan at a 2009 Detroit Lions game. Now, the 41-year-old Mixed Martial Arts fighter known as “Righteous Rick” may be facing as much as 15 years in prison after being…
John Harold Sanders, a 37-year-old Lansing man, was charged on Monday in the death of his 3-month-old daughter, who died at a Lansing’s Sparrow hospital on Friday, January 4. Sanders was arraigned in 54A District Court on Monday on charges of first-degree child abuse and murder. If convicted, he could…
Elvin W. Kizziar, a 36-year-old Plainwell man, was recently involved in an accident that left his 42-year-old wife dead. Kizziar was driving on a suspended license at the time of the accident in which his vehicle left the road and struck a tree. The accident occurred the day after Christmas…
In 2003, James Eugene Grissom was imprisoned after being convicted on a rape charge; the rape allegedly occurred in 2001. In August of 2012, newly discovered evidence in the case led to the Michigan Supreme Court granting relief to Mr. Grissom, who had appealed for a new trial. According to…
Oral Molden, a 47-year-old Lima Township man, was arrested on December 22 on numerous charges including false pretenses between $999 and $20,000, and false pretenses over $20,000. Molden had faced embezzlement charges prior, but had that charge dismissed earlier in the year. The new charges are connected to the same…
In 2004, Bobby Ferguson allegedly assaulted and beat an employee with a pistol after suspecting that the employee was having an affair with Ferguson’s wife. The employee, Kennedy Thomas, was left with permanent and severe health issues according to news reports, which state Thomas now has permanent brain damage and…