Suspects in burglary spree waive court hearings
Two people suspected of a series of home burglaries in Lenawee and neighboring counties waived hearings Wednesday on the first charges filed against them following their Dec. 22 arrests.Jonathan Warren...
View ArticleDual trial set in July shooting in Adrian
A joint trial was set Wednesday in Lenawee County Circuit Court for two men charged in a July shooting that wounded two people outside an Adrian home.A single trial beginning March 22 was ordered for...
View ArticleNot guilty plea given for Adrian elder abuse
A Somerset Center woman accused of assaulting a resident of an Adrian nursing home where she worked pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Lenawee County Circuit Court. Alicia Marie Covey, 30, was scheduled...
View ArticleJury to decide if sex abuse happened 15 years ago
A jury was asked Thursday to sort out the truth from testimony about alleged sexual abuse of a child 15 years ago as a Riga man’s trial began in Lenawee County Circuit Court.Tracy Steven Alanko, 52,...
View ArticleTrio to face trial for Adrian arson
Three suspects in a July 11 house fire in Adrian were bound over for trial in Lenawee County Circuit Court after a hearing on arson charges was completed. Nathaniel Zacharia Torres, 23, his brother,...
View ArticleAdrian embezzlement loss disputed in court
A restitution hearing was ordered Thursday for an Adrian man accused of embezzling as much as $40,000 in lottery tickets while working at Jerry’s IGA, 1113 W. Beecher St. in Adrian.Alan Lewis Henning,...
View ArticleDrugs use results in prison time for Adrian woman
A 29-year-old Adrian woman who admitted using heroin and methamphetamine while on probation for a drug conviction was sentenced to prison Thursday in Lenawee County Circuit Court.Tina Marie Clark...
View ArticleHearing set in Lenawee Christian School bullying lawsuit
A lawsuit over an alleged playground assault involving Lenawee Christian School students was scheduled for a conference in December after attorneys met Monday in Lenawee County Circuit Court.A...
View ArticleDepositions ordered in whistleblower suit
Attorneys involved in a legal battle over the firing of Adrian’s city engineer in 2014 reached an agreement Monday for depositions of Mayor James Berryman and city administrator Shane Horn."No answer...
View ArticleRiga Township man awaits verdict in sex case from 15 years ago
A Riga Township man accused of sexually abusing a girl in his home 15 years ago listened Tuesday while his attorney urged jurors to exonerate him and a prosecutor argued for conviction.No verdicts were...
View ArticleRiga man remains free; wife and friend jailed for contempt of court
A deadlocked jury was dismissed Wednesday afternoon in Lenawee County Circuit Court after failing to reach verdicts in the case of a Riga man accused of sexually abusing a girl 15 years ago.Tracy...
View ArticleExtradition of Indiana man, 82, in Georgia theft case delayed
An 82-year-old Indiana man was returned to jail Wednesday after his attorney asked a Lenawee County judge for time to arrange a voluntary return to Georgia where he is charged with stealing more than...
View ArticleRepeat drunken driver gets prison term
A 60-year-old Tecumseh man convicted of driving drunk a sixth time last year was sentenced to a 23-month to five-year prison term Thursday in Lenawee County Circuit Court."I have an alcohol addiction,...
View ArticleOnsted man pleads guilty to sex abuse
A 56-year-old Onsted man accused of sexually abusing a girl 20 to 25 years ago pleaded guilty Thursday in Lenawee County Circuit Court. David Gerald Smith was returned to jail to await a sentence of up...
View ArticleJudge rules marijuana searches legal
Police searches of a Hudson man’s property during a marijuana investigation last fall were legal, a judge ruled Thursday during a contentious hearing in the case.An attorney for Paul Alan Williams...
View ArticleWoman admits to Adrian Township embezzlement
A former executive secretary for the Gray Institute in Adrian Township pleaded guilty to a reduced embezzlement charge Wednesday in Lenawee County Circuit Court. Lucinda Lee Coburn, 55, remains free on...
View ArticleProbation, community service for Adrian window peeper
A 31-year-old convicted sex offender was ordered to perform 240 hours community service work when he was sentenced Thursday in Lenawee County District Court for peeping through an Adrian woman’s...
View ArticleCollege students billed $10K for damages at Adrian's Island Park
Three college students who admitted to spray painting a building at Adrian’s Island Park last fall were handed a bill for $10,072.45 to repair the damage.The restitution orders were part of the...
View ArticleSand Creek booster charged with embezzlement
An Adrian man who served as president of the Sand Creek schools band booster club for two years was arraigned Friday on a charge of embezzling the group’s money.Defendant Jee-Hak Kim Pinsoneault, 34,...
View ArticleNo deals for man, 82, wanted for $400K theft in Georgia
Georgia officials are making no deals to allow an 82-year-old man to deliver himself to face a felony charge of stealing more than $400,000, his attorney reported at an extradition hearing Friday in...
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