Rashad Trice to Stand Trial for Murder
Today, Rashad Trice waived a preliminary examination and will be bound to the 30th circuit court to stand trial. Trice, who is 26 years old faces 20 charges in the case of Wynter Cole–Smith’s murder,...
View ArticleFive people face felony drug charges in Newberry
Michigan State Troopers, out of the Sault Ste. Marie post, conducted a traffic stop at 12:30 A.M., Nov. 7, in the village when they located suspected methamphetamine in the vehicle. Further...
View ArticleFormer Michigan priest was sentenced for sexual abuse
Timothy Crowley, sexually abused a child three decades ago, while he was assigned to St. Thomas Rectory in Ann Arbor. He pled guilty in August to two counts of second degree criminal sexual conduct....
View Article12-year old Ann Arbor Boy leads police on a chase with a stolen forklift
A 12-year old Ann Arbor Boy leads police on a harrowing hour-long chase with a stolen construction forklift. November 25th at approximately 6:45 P.M., officers responded to Forsythe Middle School, 1564...
View ArticleWolverine Watchmen were denied release pending their appeals
Two members of the Wolverine Watchmen were denied release pending their appeals and a show cause order on the Michigan Department of Corrections. Paul Bellar and Joseph Morrison were denied a bond...
View ArticleEvan Dixon’s Preliminary Examination has been rescheduled
Evan Dixon’s preliminary examination in Houghton county 97th district court has been rescheduled for after the start of the new year. Originally scheduled for court this morning, Dixon’s preliminary...
View ArticleAn Oakland County Woman has been sentenced to 15 months for tax fraud
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, Dec. 7, that Lori Bradford, 56, of Southfield, who pleaded guilty to ten felonies involving false tax returns and providing false supporting documents to the...
View ArticleSex Assault Sentencing
A 22 year old Spalding man has been sentenced to 30 months to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to a sex crime involving a young teenage girl. Dustin Randal Garvin-Thorbahn was convicted of...
View ArticleUpdate on Lansing 2-year-old toddler shooting case
The Lansing Police Department was joined by U.S. Attorney Mark Totton today to provide an update on the case of the Lansing 2-year-old who was killed following an apparent gun discharge. Click on the...
View ArticleMarquette County Judges Appointed
The Michigan Supreme Court has announced its appointments of chief judges to oversee Marquette County courts. The Honorable Cheryl L. Hill will preside over the 25th Circuit Court and Marquette County...
View ArticleMan Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Child
A Grand Rapids man pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of a minor. Torey Franklin, 29, admitted that he used online advertisements to offer sexual contact with the minor to prospective customers....
View ArticleTwo Arrested in Connection with Shotgun Death
Two people have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a man found dead in his Hancock township home. Houghton county sheriff’s deputies conducted a well-being check of 87-year-old...
View ArticleCharges Filed in the Hancock Township Murder Case
Two people suspected of the murder of a Hancock Township man have waived extradition. 50-year-old Margaret Kempainen of Hartland Wisconsin, and 20-year-old Jacob Kempainen also from Hartland, will be...
View ArticleConvicted Kidnapper, Rapist, Denied Parole
A convicted kidnapper who raped and tortured his victim has been denied his request for parole this week. The Michigan Parole Board declined Floyd Jarvi’s bid to be released from prison and issued a...
View ArticleOver $100,000 was stolen from Lower Michigan’s Gun Lake Casino
A Hopkins man who stole over $100,000 from the Gun Lake Casino has been sentenced to four months in prison and two years of supervised release for theft from a tribal organization. Lewis Cook, 26, was...
View ArticleWoman charged with stealing from grandmother
A woman accused of forging checks from her grandmother’s bank account has been charged with embezzlement from a vulnerable adult. Brittany Guilfoil, 29 of Deford allegedly stole over one thousand...
View ArticleChippewa County man sentenced for child sex assault
A DeTour Village man convicted of sexually assaulting a child will spend at least 25 years in prison. Ronald Charles Goetz was found guilty by a jury of his peers of two counts of criminal sexual...
View ArticleFormer MSHS employee arrested, charged with embezzlement
Police arrested a Marquette woman for allegedly embezzling more than $100,000 in district funds from Marquette Area Public Schools. Stacey Leigh Kangas, 44, was an employed in the athletic department...
View ArticleSuspect in custody following courthouse/police department lockdown in Marquette
The Marquette County courthouse and police department were placed on lockdown this afternoon due to what appears to have been a standoff. Witnesses reported that it appeared the buildings were...
View ArticleLaurium couple arrested, accused of viewing child sexually abusive material
A Laurium couple has been arrested after allegedly viewing child sexually abusive images on the Internet. William Nicholas Horner, 43, and Stacey Jean Horner, 42, were charged with two counts of using...
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