Sault Ste. Marie — A drunken driving case against a state police post commander in Michigan's Upper Peninsula has been dismissed.
WLUC-TV reports a Chippewa County judge on Wednesday threw out the case against Lt. William Smith following an evidentiary hearing. Smith was arrested in July by police in Sault Ste. Marie for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated following a traffic crash involving a personal vehicle.
The case was dismissed after the judge decided that a test of Smith's blood-alcohol level couldn't be used as evidence in the case. Prosecutors said they were disappointed by the decision.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Authorities find marijuana grow site in Van Buren County
Covert Township — Authorities in southwestern Michigan say they've destroyed nearly 1,800 marijuana plants after finding a growing operation in a wooded area.
The Van Buren County sheriff's department says the initial find was made earlier this month in Covert Township and authorities returned to the area this week to search for more plants.
The department says marijuana was growing along trails, and holes were dug along the trails that held water. Small campsites were found, as well as fertilizer bags.
Authorities are seeking tips in the ongoing investigation.
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The Van Buren County sheriff's department says the initial find was made earlier this month in Covert Township and authorities returned to the area this week to search for more plants.
The department says marijuana was growing along trails, and holes were dug along the trails that held water. Small campsites were found, as well as fertilizer bags.
Authorities are seeking tips in the ongoing investigation.
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FBI investigates Elder, Mullin
Former Wayne Co. officials targeted in corruption probe
Detroit — The FBI is investigating former Deputy Wayne County Executive Azzam Elder for corruption, along with ex-Detroit Metropolitan Airport CEO Turkia Mullin, according to a search warrant obtained Tuesday by The Detroit News that for the first time reveals a focus of a wide-ranging federal probe.
A search warrant affidavit unsealed Tuesday sought permission to search the Rochester Hills home of former Wayne County official Tahir Kazmi on Feb. 9. Kazmi, the county's former chief information officer, pleaded guilty last month to accepting $70,000 in bribes from a contractor and is cooperating with the FBI probe.
"Wow," said Wayne County Commissioner Bernard Parker, D-Detroit. "Most people have always thought it was those two or (Wayne County Executive Robert) Ficano or all three, so I'm not surprised. But it's the first time someone confirmed it. Everyone has just been waiting for it to happen."
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Detroit — The FBI is investigating former Deputy Wayne County Executive Azzam Elder for corruption, along with ex-Detroit Metropolitan Airport CEO Turkia Mullin, according to a search warrant obtained Tuesday by The Detroit News that for the first time reveals a focus of a wide-ranging federal probe.
A search warrant affidavit unsealed Tuesday sought permission to search the Rochester Hills home of former Wayne County official Tahir Kazmi on Feb. 9. Kazmi, the county's former chief information officer, pleaded guilty last month to accepting $70,000 in bribes from a contractor and is cooperating with the FBI probe.
"Wow," said Wayne County Commissioner Bernard Parker, D-Detroit. "Most people have always thought it was those two or (Wayne County Executive Robert) Ficano or all three, so I'm not surprised. But it's the first time someone confirmed it. Everyone has just been waiting for it to happen."
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
Feds add money laundering to charges against ex-Ficano aide Grundy
Detroit — A grand jury filed seven new charges against Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano's fired political lieutenant Wednesday, the latest allegations in a widening corruption probe of county government.
The new indictment adds more pressure on Michael Grundy, an assistant executive who months ago was seen as a rising star in Ficano's administration. The charges — one count of conspiracy to launder money and six counts of laundering money — involve Grundy's close friend Keith Griffin, who pleaded guilty to his role in the corruption probe in May and agreed to cooperate with investigators.
"It's no secret my client has agreed to be truthful, and I think he's been very truthful and forthcoming," Griffin lawyer Leon Weiss said. "Everybody has to face their own set of consequences."
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The new indictment adds more pressure on Michael Grundy, an assistant executive who months ago was seen as a rising star in Ficano's administration. The charges — one count of conspiracy to launder money and six counts of laundering money — involve Grundy's close friend Keith Griffin, who pleaded guilty to his role in the corruption probe in May and agreed to cooperate with investigators.
"It's no secret my client has agreed to be truthful, and I think he's been very truthful and forthcoming," Griffin lawyer Leon Weiss said. "Everybody has to face their own set of consequences."
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Ex-candidate for Congress charged with lying to FBI
Detroit— A congressional candidate lied to federal agents and tapped an Albanian loan shark to bankroll his failed campaign against U.S. Rep. John Conyers, according to court records.
The allegations against Westland businessman John Goci were unsealed Wednesday in a complaint charging him with lying to agents, a five-year felony.
The charge stems from an FBI investigation into Tomo Duhanaj, the owner of Bray's Hamburgers, in Westland.
Goci, wearing a yellow T-shirt, jeans and leg chains, was released on $10,000 unsecured bond Wednesday following arraignment in federal court. Goci, 42, was ordered not to talk about the case with Duhanaj or any other co-conspirators.
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The allegations against Westland businessman John Goci were unsealed Wednesday in a complaint charging him with lying to agents, a five-year felony.
The charge stems from an FBI investigation into Tomo Duhanaj, the owner of Bray's Hamburgers, in Westland.
Goci, wearing a yellow T-shirt, jeans and leg chains, was released on $10,000 unsecured bond Wednesday following arraignment in federal court. Goci, 42, was ordered not to talk about the case with Duhanaj or any other co-conspirators.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Feds raid business in Taylor, Troy
Homeland Security says search part of criminal investigation
Taylor — Agents from Homeland Security conducted raids on an electronics business in Taylor and Troy on Tuesday morning.
Khaalid Walls, a spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security, confirmed the raids by federal agents took place Tuesday. He would not elaborate on why they were carried out.
"This is part of an ongoing Homeland Security criminal investigation, and we have executed search warrants at two businesses in Troy and Taylor beginning about 8 a.m. (Tuesday)," he said. "No one has been arrested, and I cannot comment on what, if anything, has been taken out of any of the buildings."
Walls said all documents related to the search warrants have been sealed through the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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Taylor — Agents from Homeland Security conducted raids on an electronics business in Taylor and Troy on Tuesday morning.
Khaalid Walls, a spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security, confirmed the raids by federal agents took place Tuesday. He would not elaborate on why they were carried out.
"This is part of an ongoing Homeland Security criminal investigation, and we have executed search warrants at two businesses in Troy and Taylor beginning about 8 a.m. (Tuesday)," he said. "No one has been arrested, and I cannot comment on what, if anything, has been taken out of any of the buildings."
Walls said all documents related to the search warrants have been sealed through the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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Feds tap Westland eatery owner's phone, charge associate with lying
It was a bad day Aug. 2 for Tomo Duhanaj — a former Albanian freedom fighter, owner of the popular Bray's Hamburgers in Westland, and, according to the FBI, a violence-threatening loan shark who charged 45 percent interest rates.
Not only were federal agents raiding his home and business, they were eavesdropping on his phone as he called an associate during the raid, said the FBI. Duhanaj allegedly asked Xhafer Laho to help him hide the money he made loan sharking, according to a second federal criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday.
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Not only were federal agents raiding his home and business, they were eavesdropping on his phone as he called an associate during the raid, said the FBI. Duhanaj allegedly asked Xhafer Laho to help him hide the money he made loan sharking, according to a second federal criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday.
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2 men charged in alcohol-poisoning death at MSU
East Lansing — A judge in East Lansing ordered two young men tried in the alcohol poisoning death of a freshman in her Michigan State University dorm room.
A roommate found 18-year-old Olivia Nicole Pryor dead March 19.
On Tuesday, District Judge David Jordon ruled there's enough evidence to try Dishon Ambrose, 19, of Detroit and Marquez Cannon, 18, of Eastpointe.
Ambrose is charged with furnishing alcohol to a minor causing death and being an accessory after the fact to first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving Pryor.
Cannon is charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving Pryor, third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving Pryor's roommate, and supplying alcohol to a minor.
The roommate said the students and their male visitors were engaged in a shot-drinking competition.
Pryor was a journalism freshman from Roseville, according to her university listing, according to Detroit News reports.
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A roommate found 18-year-old Olivia Nicole Pryor dead March 19.
On Tuesday, District Judge David Jordon ruled there's enough evidence to try Dishon Ambrose, 19, of Detroit and Marquez Cannon, 18, of Eastpointe.
Ambrose is charged with furnishing alcohol to a minor causing death and being an accessory after the fact to first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving Pryor.
Cannon is charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving Pryor, third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving Pryor's roommate, and supplying alcohol to a minor.
The roommate said the students and their male visitors were engaged in a shot-drinking competition.
Pryor was a journalism freshman from Roseville, according to her university listing, according to Detroit News reports.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Ex-roommate: Allen Park slayings suspect said 'he'd cut her up'
Allen Park — For years, Roger Bowling contemplated killing his former girlfriend, cutting up her body and dumping it in the Detroit River, an old roommate claimed Monday.
Robert Slick, 35, who said he has known Bowling since he was a first-grader, said the two had at least 10 conversations while they lived together around 2004 — while drinking beer and smoking marijuana — about how they would "get rid of" the women in their lives.
Slick, who was bitter over a divorce at the time, said Bowling detailed how he would handle his ex-girlfriend, Danielle Greenway.
"He said that he'd cut her up, put her body in a cooler with chains and ratchet straps around it and dump her body in the river," Slick testified during the second day of Bowling's preliminary examination in 24th District Court in Allen Park. The hearing resumes Aug. 29.
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Robert Slick, 35, who said he has known Bowling since he was a first-grader, said the two had at least 10 conversations while they lived together around 2004 — while drinking beer and smoking marijuana — about how they would "get rid of" the women in their lives.
Slick, who was bitter over a divorce at the time, said Bowling detailed how he would handle his ex-girlfriend, Danielle Greenway.
"He said that he'd cut her up, put her body in a cooler with chains and ratchet straps around it and dump her body in the river," Slick testified during the second day of Bowling's preliminary examination in 24th District Court in Allen Park. The hearing resumes Aug. 29.
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Troy man shot neighbor who yelled at his dogs, police say
Troy — A 73-year-old Troy man was charged Monday with the attempted murder of a next-door neighbor who yelled at his dogs to stop barking.
David George Keats was arrested Friday night by police at his home on Atlas Street. Keats, who was identified by witnesses as the shooter in the incident, was sitting on his front porch and arrested without incident, police said. His unloaded gun was found behind him, police said.
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David George Keats was arrested Friday night by police at his home on Atlas Street. Keats, who was identified by witnesses as the shooter in the incident, was sitting on his front porch and arrested without incident, police said. His unloaded gun was found behind him, police said.
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Monday, August 20, 2012
Hearing to resume in Allen Park slayings, dismemberments
Allen Park — A preliminary examination is expected to resume Monday for an Allen Park man accused in the slaying of his former girlfriend and her fiance.
Roger K. Bowling, 39, is charged with first-degree murder, dismemberment, tampering with evidence and felony firearm in the killing of Danielle Greenway, 32, and Chris Hall, 42.
Authorities say Greenway, who dated Bowling in high school, took her ex-boyfriend in as a houseguest. A couple weeks later, relatives say, the arrangement grew contentious and Hall wanted Bowling out.
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Roger K. Bowling, 39, is charged with first-degree murder, dismemberment, tampering with evidence and felony firearm in the killing of Danielle Greenway, 32, and Chris Hall, 42.
Authorities say Greenway, who dated Bowling in high school, took her ex-boyfriend in as a houseguest. A couple weeks later, relatives say, the arrangement grew contentious and Hall wanted Bowling out.
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Sunday, August 19, 2012
Detroiter charged in shooting of 3-year-old girl
Detroit - A magistrate set a $500,000 cash bond for a 20-year-old accused of shooting a 3-year-old girl in Detroit last week.
Vernon Ray Coles of Detroit was arraigned today on charges including, assault with intent to commit murder, assault with a deadly weapon and felony firearm. In a brief arraignment, Magistrate Laura A. Echartea set Coles' bond and entered a plea of not guilty on his behalf. There was no attorney for Coles at the hearing.
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Van Buren Twp. wife strangled, kids stabbed
Police say probe looks toward husband who died in car crash
Van Buren Township — A Van Buren Township woman found dead in her home earlier this week along with her two young sons died of strangulation and had a secondary stab wound to the chest, investigators said Friday.
Linda Vanderlinden was found dead on her bedroom floor, hours after her husband, Michael, died early in a head-on collision on Interstate 94 in Indiana.
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Friday, August 17, 2012
Police: Dead father 'focal point' of probe into Van Buren Twp. deaths
Van Buren Township — Investigators are awaiting identity confirmation of the slain bodies believed to be the wife and two young sons of Michael Vanderlinden, who died early Thursday in a head-on collision on Interstate 94 in Indiana.
When police went to Vanderlinden's home in Van Buren Township to confirm his identity later Thursday morning, they found the front door ajar and discovered three victims of an apparent homicide.
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When police went to Vanderlinden's home in Van Buren Township to confirm his identity later Thursday morning, they found the front door ajar and discovered three victims of an apparent homicide.
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Maintenance crew finds body parts in Sterling Heights sewer line
Sterling Heights — The daily routine of a crew of contractors hired to clean a Macomb County sewer line was rocked Wednesday when they discovered at least a dozen body parts on a platform 50 feet below the ground.
The two-person crew with Inland Waters Pollution Control this week had been inside a section of the Oakland Macomb Interceptor sewage line at 15 Mile, just east of Maple Lane, doing maintenance work. When they wrapped up work on Tuesday, all was clear.
But about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, they found mixed in with debris what appeared to be 10 to 15 skin fragments the size of softballs on the steel staging platform, said Gene Schabath, community liaison for the Oakland-Macomb Interceptor Drainage District.
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The two-person crew with Inland Waters Pollution Control this week had been inside a section of the Oakland Macomb Interceptor sewage line at 15 Mile, just east of Maple Lane, doing maintenance work. When they wrapped up work on Tuesday, all was clear.
But about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, they found mixed in with debris what appeared to be 10 to 15 skin fragments the size of softballs on the steel staging platform, said Gene Schabath, community liaison for the Oakland-Macomb Interceptor Drainage District.
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Detroit police release photos of suspect in shooting of girl, 3
Detroit — Police on Thursday released photographs and the identity of the man they say is responsible for firing a shotgun at a van and wounding a 3-year-old girl earlier this week.
The incident happened Tuesday afternoon, when police say Vernon Coles, 20, opened fire and wounded the girl, who remained in stable condition at a local hospital Thursday.
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The incident happened Tuesday afternoon, when police say Vernon Coles, 20, opened fire and wounded the girl, who remained in stable condition at a local hospital Thursday.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Ex-MLB player Curtis to fight additional charge
Hastings — Former major league outfielder Chad Curtis plans to fight an additional charge stemming from complaints about his behavior with female high school students.
In June, the 43-year-old was ordered to stand trial on charges he inappropriately touched two students at a school where he was a volunteer strength trainer. Barry County prosecutors this week said a criminal sexual conduct count involving another female student was added.
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In June, the 43-year-old was ordered to stand trial on charges he inappropriately touched two students at a school where he was a volunteer strength trainer. Barry County prosecutors this week said a criminal sexual conduct count involving another female student was added.
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Thursday, August 9, 2012
Detroit man, 62, fatally shot protecting grandchildren
Detroit— Police are on the lookout for five men in the fatal shooting of a decorated veteran trying to protect his grandchildren during a robbery.
The victim has been identified as John Villneff, 60, a veteran of both the United States Marines and the Navy, and a recipient of the Purple Heart.
According to the Detroit Police Department, the incident occurred at about 11 p.m. in the 6800 block of Rutland Street, on the city's west side.
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The victim has been identified as John Villneff, 60, a veteran of both the United States Marines and the Navy, and a recipient of the Purple Heart.
According to the Detroit Police Department, the incident occurred at about 11 p.m. in the 6800 block of Rutland Street, on the city's west side.
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Son of missing Troy man arrested, expected to be charged with open murder in disappearance
Troy— The 21-year-old son of a missing Troy man is in police custody and expected to be formally charged Thursday with open murder in his father's disappearance.
Patrick Mikes Jr., a senior at University of Notre Dame with a double major in psychology and pre-med, was arrested Wednesday afternoon in the death of his father, Patrick Mikes Sr., 55, on a warrant issued by the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office.
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2 guilty in Waterford Township roller rink shootings
Separate juries convict pair on multiple charges
Pontiac— Oakland Circuit Court juries convicted two men Tuesday in a gang-related shooting that wounded six people during a party at a Waterford Township roller rink.
Tre-Andis Jamison, 21, and Cheyenne Ingram, 18, each faced 14 counts in the Dec. 23 incident, which allegedly involved a third man, Robert Lee German, 18, who has been charged but remains at large. Both men were charged with six counts of assault with intent to murder, six felony firearms charges, one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree, premeditated murder and one count of carrying a concealed weapon.
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Pontiac— Oakland Circuit Court juries convicted two men Tuesday in a gang-related shooting that wounded six people during a party at a Waterford Township roller rink.
Tre-Andis Jamison, 21, and Cheyenne Ingram, 18, each faced 14 counts in the Dec. 23 incident, which allegedly involved a third man, Robert Lee German, 18, who has been charged but remains at large. Both men were charged with six counts of assault with intent to murder, six felony firearms charges, one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree, premeditated murder and one count of carrying a concealed weapon.
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Clash between 2 families led to shooting that injured 7, says cruise operator
Detroit— An evening of dining and dancing aboard a riverboat cruise ended in a hail of gunfire Monday when a woman disembarked and shot several rounds into a crowd of passengers on the dock, wounding seven people, according to police and witnesses.
The incident, which was reportedly sparked by an argument between two families, happened shortly after 1 a.m. Monday as 500 passengers departed the Detroit Princess following the Hot 107.5 FM "On Deck Sunday" Moonlight Cruise.
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The incident, which was reportedly sparked by an argument between two families, happened shortly after 1 a.m. Monday as 500 passengers departed the Detroit Princess following the Hot 107.5 FM "On Deck Sunday" Moonlight Cruise.
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Feds: Bray's Burgers owner a loan shark
Charges detailing lying to agents, exorbitant interest rates come 4 days after diner raided
Detroit— The owner of a Westland hamburger joint was charged in federal court with lying to federal agents and labeled a loan shark who charged exorbitant interest rates to local Albanians — including a candidate for Congress.
The accusations against Bray's Hamburgers owner Tomo Duhanaj are spelled out in federal court records unsealed Monday, four days after FBI agents raided the popular burger place and his family's coney island diner in Ferndale.
The criminal complaint alleges Duhanaj is connected to a former auto racing executive and a congressional hopeful, who borrowed cash to revamp his Mexican restaurant.
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Detroit— The owner of a Westland hamburger joint was charged in federal court with lying to federal agents and labeled a loan shark who charged exorbitant interest rates to local Albanians — including a candidate for Congress.
The accusations against Bray's Hamburgers owner Tomo Duhanaj are spelled out in federal court records unsealed Monday, four days after FBI agents raided the popular burger place and his family's coney island diner in Ferndale.
The criminal complaint alleges Duhanaj is connected to a former auto racing executive and a congressional hopeful, who borrowed cash to revamp his Mexican restaurant.
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6 charged after marijuana raids
Feds say suspects used medical pot as guise for trafficking
Detroit — Six men are facing federal charges in connection with an alleged marijuana trafficking operation at the Russell Industrial Center.
A criminal complaint charging Reaford Andrew Parker, Thomas Ausmus Jr., Christopher Briel, Troy McCubbin, Robert McIntosh and Samuel McIntosh follows a months-long undercover operation that culminated in raids at the facility on Clay, a Detroit garage and a Dearborn Heights home.
On Monday, Parker, Ausmus and Robert McIntosh appeared in U.S. District Court in Detroit, said Gina Balaya, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The three are expected today before federal Magistrate Judge David Grant for a detention hearing.
DEA investigators seized hundreds of marijuana plants, manufacturing equipment and guns in the drug trafficking investigation, according to the complaint.
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Detroit — Six men are facing federal charges in connection with an alleged marijuana trafficking operation at the Russell Industrial Center.
A criminal complaint charging Reaford Andrew Parker, Thomas Ausmus Jr., Christopher Briel, Troy McCubbin, Robert McIntosh and Samuel McIntosh follows a months-long undercover operation that culminated in raids at the facility on Clay, a Detroit garage and a Dearborn Heights home.
On Monday, Parker, Ausmus and Robert McIntosh appeared in U.S. District Court in Detroit, said Gina Balaya, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The three are expected today before federal Magistrate Judge David Grant for a detention hearing.
DEA investigators seized hundreds of marijuana plants, manufacturing equipment and guns in the drug trafficking investigation, according to the complaint.
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Monday, August 6, 2012
Lawyer: Beatty got $140K after resignation; jurors in Kilpatrick case will be anonymous
Detroit— Christine Beatty, the former chief of staff and mistress of Kwame Kilpatrick, pocketed $140,000 from the mayor's campaign fund or personal charity after resigning in early 2008 amid the text-message scandal, a lawyer said Monday.
A lawyer for former Detroit water boss Victor Mercado dropped the bombshell Monday while emphasizing the benefits enjoyed by Kilpatrick insiders and insisting Mercado was not a member of the mayor's inner circle. The statement was given on the day U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds heard several defense requests to limit evidence during next month's City Hall corruption trial.
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A lawyer for former Detroit water boss Victor Mercado dropped the bombshell Monday while emphasizing the benefits enjoyed by Kilpatrick insiders and insisting Mercado was not a member of the mayor's inner circle. The statement was given on the day U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds heard several defense requests to limit evidence during next month's City Hall corruption trial.
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Warren police discover meth lab at motel, arrest two
Warren — A tip combined with an overwhelming smell led to the busting of a temporary meth lab at a motel as well as the arrest of two men.
Police raided a room at the Americas Best Value Inn & Suites, 25800 Dequindre Road, shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday, according to Lt. Darcy Leutzinger of the Warren Police Department.
"We had received a tip that drugs were possibly being dealt out of the motel room, plus we had reports of a strong chemical smell," Leutzinger said Monday. "We arrested two men in their early 20s.
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Police raided a room at the Americas Best Value Inn & Suites, 25800 Dequindre Road, shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday, according to Lt. Darcy Leutzinger of the Warren Police Department.
"We had received a tip that drugs were possibly being dealt out of the motel room, plus we had reports of a strong chemical smell," Leutzinger said Monday. "We arrested two men in their early 20s.
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Saturday, August 4, 2012
Owner of Westland Bray's raided by FBI being deported
Westland— The popular Bray's Hamburgers joint raided by FBI agents Thursday is owned by a former Albanian freedom fighter who snuck into the United States illegally and is being deported, The Detroit News has learned.
Troy resident Tomo Duhanaj's life story is chronicled in a 15-page federal appeals court case that traces his path from rebel battles in the former Yugoslavia and a failed pursuit for asylum in the United States.
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Thursday, August 2, 2012
Uncle of slain Westland teen held; drug supplying alleged
Mount Clemens— The uncle of one of two slain Westland teens who were shot execution-style in an overgrown field on Detroit's east side was taken into custody Wednesday for supplying the teens with drugs the night they disappeared, authorities said.
Jourdan Bobbish, 17, and Jacob Kudla, 18, were reported missing after visiting Kudla's uncle, Richard Baxter, on Sunday night at his east side home. Family members said Baxter had supplied the pair with marijuana and pills.
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Jourdan Bobbish, 17, and Jacob Kudla, 18, were reported missing after visiting Kudla's uncle, Richard Baxter, on Sunday night at his east side home. Family members said Baxter had supplied the pair with marijuana and pills.
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Judge tosses 2001 murder conviction
Trenton doctor was serving life in 1983 slaying of partner
Detroit— A former Trenton doctor serving life in prison for murdering his medical partner could be freed soon after a federal judge said his constitutional rights were violated during trial.
The order by U.S. District Judge Marianne Battani, dated Tuesday and filed Wednesday, is the latest twist in a decades-old murder and prolonged legal battle involving Dr. Jasubai Desai.
He was convicted of first-degree murder in 2001, 18 years after the death of Ann Marie Turetzky.
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Detroit— A former Trenton doctor serving life in prison for murdering his medical partner could be freed soon after a federal judge said his constitutional rights were violated during trial.
The order by U.S. District Judge Marianne Battani, dated Tuesday and filed Wednesday, is the latest twist in a decades-old murder and prolonged legal battle involving Dr. Jasubai Desai.
He was convicted of first-degree murder in 2001, 18 years after the death of Ann Marie Turetzky.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Son of missing Troy man called person of interest, arraigned on fraud charges
Rochester Hills — The 21-year-old son of a missing Troy man was arraigned Wednesday on charges that included three counts of credit card fraud and also has been described as a "person of interest" in a suspected violent incident in their home.
Patrick Mikes, a psychology and pre-med senior at Notre Dame University, was arraigned before Rochester Hills District Judge Lisa Asadoorian for the offenses, all felonies punishable by up to five years in prison.
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Patrick Mikes, a psychology and pre-med senior at Notre Dame University, was arraigned before Rochester Hills District Judge Lisa Asadoorian for the offenses, all felonies punishable by up to five years in prison.
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Van Buren Township teacher charged with sexting
Romulus— A Van Buren Township teacher was arraigned Tuesday on charges she sent a 15-year-old boy a sexually explicit photo of herself and gave him alcohol.
Andrea Deanna Brennan, 37, of Ypsilanti stood mute in 34th District Court in Romulus and a not guilty plea was entered on her behalf.
Brennan was charged with distributing sexually explicit material to a minor, a two-year felony; use of a computer to commit a crime, a four-year felony, and furnishing alcohol to a minor, a 60-day misdemeanor.
Police said they found Brennan and the boy drinking alcohol at 1:30 a.m. July 10 in a parked car at a softball field near Beck Road and Ayres Avenue in Van Buren Township.
By Candice Williams
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Andrea Deanna Brennan, 37, of Ypsilanti stood mute in 34th District Court in Romulus and a not guilty plea was entered on her behalf.
Brennan was charged with distributing sexually explicit material to a minor, a two-year felony; use of a computer to commit a crime, a four-year felony, and furnishing alcohol to a minor, a 60-day misdemeanor.
Police said they found Brennan and the boy drinking alcohol at 1:30 a.m. July 10 in a parked car at a softball field near Beck Road and Ayres Avenue in Van Buren Township.
By Candice Williams
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Testimony is under way in roller-rink shootings
Pontiac— Under enhanced security, opening statements began Tuesday in Oakland Circuit Court in the trial of two men charged in a Dec. 23 alleged gang-related shooting that left six people wounded at a Waterford Township roller rink.
Tre-Andis Jamison, 21, and Cheyenne Ingram, 18, face 14 counts in the incident, which allegedly involved a third man, Robert Lee German, 18, who has been charged but remains at large. Jamison and Ingram each have their own jury in the trial.
By Mike Martindale
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Tre-Andis Jamison, 21, and Cheyenne Ingram, 18, face 14 counts in the incident, which allegedly involved a third man, Robert Lee German, 18, who has been charged but remains at large. Jamison and Ingram each have their own jury in the trial.
By Mike Martindale
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