ADRIAN — An Ohio man accused of robbing a clerk Feb. 5 at the Jasper Food and Fuel store declined a plea deal Wednesday and is headed toward a trial in March.Michael Eugene Leahy, 40, of Bryan, Ohio, acknowledged in Lenawee County Circuit Court that he faces at least 27 years in prison and up to life in prison if convicted of the armed robbery charge and weapons charges against him. The 27 years comes from the two years he would serve if convicted of felony firearm plus a 25- [...]
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Trial set for Ohio man in Jasper store robbery
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Defendant seeks new attorney
ADRIAN — A Detroit man who’s been in jail for more than 540 days had his case delayed again after a judge granted his request for a new attorney.What was supposed to be a trial date Wednesday in Lenawee County Circuit Court on the drug-delivery charge against Keith Cornell Eaddy Jr., 38, was changed to a hearing on the search of Eaddy’s car and a defense request to suppress evidence.Instead, Eaddy expressed discontent with his court-appointed attorney, [...]
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Exam set in Adrian teen sexting case
Ex-commissioner waives hearing; accused 17-year-old faces exam
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Defendant: Adrian home invasion caused fatal heart attack
ADRIAN — An Adrian man admitted in court Wednesday that he caused another man’s fatal heart attack in July when he entered his home to steal.Kevin Lee Barnett, 27, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Lenawee County Circuit Court to reduced charges of manslaughter and second-degree home invasion in David Harold Paradine’s death. He admitted to entering Paradine’s apartment in a house in the 300 block of Frank Street on July 11 by opening a bathroom window to gain [...]
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Adrian man charged with assault with intent to murder
ADRIAN — An Adrian man is in jail awaiting a hearing next week on a charge he tried to kill a woman with a hammer on Dec. 19.Adrian police arrested Patrick Martin Fielder, 59, Dec. 19 after responding to a report of an assault with a hammer in the 1100 block of Division Street. He was arraigned last week in Lenawee County District Court on a felony charge of assault with intent to murder. He is being held at the Lenawee County Jail on a $250,000 bond. A preliminary hearing [...]
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Stevens waives hearing, next court date in February
The former Adrian city commissioner accused of possessing a video showing a teenage boy urinating waived a hearing Wednesday in Lenawee County Circuit Court.Devin Tyler Stevens, 23, is charged with one count of possession of child sexually abusive material. Through his attorney, Jim Daly of Adrian, he filed a written waiver of arraignment on the charge, a common practice in circuit court.A pretrial conference was scheduled for Feb. 21 before Lenawee County Circuit Judge [...]
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Long-delayed Lenawee County drug case moves on
Motion to suppress search warrant in drug trafficking case denied
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200 animals removed from 'inhumane' conditions in Rome Twp.
ROME TWP. — A tip in December led to the removal of more than 200 animals Wednesday from a property in Rome Township that authorities allege had "inhumane" conditions.The Lenawee County Sheriff’s Office reported Thursday a warrant has been issued for Sharon Kay Evans, 53, who owns the property in the 8800 block of Shepherd Road near Springville Highway. Charges being sought are animal abandonment/cruelty to 10 or more animals, a four-year felony.Evans turned [...]
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Court orders mental exam for Adrian hammer attack suspect
ADRIAN — A mental exam of a man accused of attacking a woman with a hammer was ordered Thursday.Lenawee County District Judge Laura J. Schaedler agreed to a request by Patrick Martin Fielder’s attorney, Michael Dagher-Margosian of the Lenawee County Public Defender’s Office, that he be examined for both criminal responsibility and competency.Assistant Lenawee County Prosecutor Douglas Hartung said he had no objection to the examination. [...]
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Man accused in third indecent exposure incident in Adrian
ADRIAN — A man accused of twice exposing himself at businesses in Adrian was charged Friday in a third incident.Adrian police say Tyler Wayne Judy, 28, was seen exposing himself at the front of the Ace Hardware store at 1525 W. Maumee St. Dec. 18 by an employee watching security video. The information was included in a Lenawee County District Court file for the new charge.Judy was arraigned Friday by Lenawee County District Judge Jonathan L. Poer on one felony [...]
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Clark to face Hillsdale jury for murder
A Bryan, Ohio, man accused of killing 37-year-old Jeremy Alan Barron of Camden will face a jury of his peers this week in Hillsdale County Circuit Court.
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Lenawee County to study courthouse renovation
ADRIAN — Lenawee County officials are looking at renovating the old courthouse as planning continues to create a new sheriff’s building.The county commission’s physical resources committee on Monday voted 3-0 to spend $19,400 to have the architecture firm designing the new sheriff’s building look at renovating the courthouse.County administrator Martin Marshall said the goal would be not only to make improvements to modernize the building but to [...]
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Trial starts in delayed Lenawee County child sex abuse case
ADRIAN — A 15-year-old boy told a jury Tuesday about how a man who was once his stepfather sexually abused him daily in a bedroom adorned with the American flag.The boy and his mother testified in Lenawee County Circuit Court that the alleged incidents happened between February 2006 and December 2008, when the boy was 4 to 6 years old and he, his mother, his younger sister and the accused, Joel Dean Kurowicki of Adrian, lived in homes in Madison Township and Tecumseh. [...]
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Jury: Defendant guilty in Adrian sex abuse case
ADRIAN — Jurors believed a 15-year-old boy’s account of repeated sexual abuse about 10 years ago and found the man accused of molesting him guilty Wednesday.The Lenawee County Circuit Court jury of seven men and five women deliberated for about an hour and a half before returning with the verdict. They found Joel Dean Kurowicki, 34, of Adrian guilty on each of the three first-degree criminal sexual conduct charges against him.Kurowicki faces up to [...]
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Repeat Adrian drunken driver sentenced to another 60 days in jail
ADRIAN — An Adrian man who served time in prison after causing the death of a bicyclist while driving drunk and on a suspended license in 2001 is going back to jail for drunken driving.Christopher Joseph Villanueva, 37, of Adrian originally was to be sentenced in July on a count of third-offense operating while intoxicated, but Lenawee County Circuit Judge Margaret M.S. Noe adjourned the sentencing until Wednesday to see how Villanueva would do at the Twin County Probation [...]
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Onsted woman's defense to inspect seized animals
ADRIAN — An Onsted woman, her attorney and her veterinarian will be allowed to inspect the many dogs, horses and other animals seized from her last week.At a preliminary hearing Thursday, Lenawee County District Judge Jonathan L. Poer granted a request from Sharon Kay Evans’ attorney, Rod Leon of Adrian, for the inspections. Those are to be coordinated through Detective Kevin Greca of the Lenawee County Sheriff’s Office. The county prosecutor’s office also [...]
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Adrian men sentenced in shooting
Two men get jail and work-release in shooting, illegal entry case
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Adrian defendant in exposure cases to have mental exam
An Adrian man accused of three times exposing himself at Adrian businesses will have a psychological examination.Tyler Wayne Judy, 28, agreed Friday with the request of his court-appointed attorney, Lenawee County Deputy Public Defender Dawn Van Dusen, that he have a forensic psychiatric examination for both competency and criminal responsibility. Judy told Lenawee County District Judge Laura J. Schaedler that he understood the exam would delay his case by four or more months. [...]
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Adrian man gets prison term in sex abuse case
ADRIAN — A circuit judge was asked Friday to not follow sentencing guidelines for a man who pleaded no contest to two counts of criminal sexual conduct involving his stepdaughter.Assistant Lenawee County Prosecutor Angie Borders sought a minimum of 10 years in prison for Douglass Duanne Harsh, 49, of Adrian. Harsh’s attorney, Matt Rains of Adrian, and Harsh’s wife — the victim’s mother — asked for a sentence less than the minimum range of 43 to [...]
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